Article
Xeroderma pigmentosum variant heterozygotes show reduced levels of recovery of replicative DNA synthesis in the presence of caffeine after ultraviolet irradiation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 2000
Itoh T, Linn S, Kamide R, Tokushige H, Katori N, Hosaka Y, Yamaizumi M
Abstract excerpt
Patients with xeroderma pigmentosum variant show clinical photosensitivity, skin neoplasias induced by ultraviolet light, and defective postreplication repair, but normal nucleotide excision repair. We recently reported an alternative, simple method for the diagnosis of xeroderma pigmentosum variant that measures by autoradiography three cellular markers for DNA repair after ultraviolet irradiation: unscheduled...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Caffeine
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Repair
- DNA Replication
- Family Health
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Heterozygote
