NCIt synonyms : X-Ray Repair Complementing Defective Repair in Chinese Hamster Cells 1 wt Allele; RCC; X-Ray Repair, Complementing Defective, in Chinese Hamster, 1 Gene;
NCIt definition : Human XRCC1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19q13.2 and is approximately
32 kb in length. This allele, which encodes DNA-repair protein XRCC1, is involved
in the repair of single-strand DNA breaks and sister chromatid exchange. A rare microsatellite
polymorphism in this allele is associated with cancer in patients of varying radiosensitivity
in cancer patients.;