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DNA mismatch repair and cancer.
Mutation research - 1 Mar 2001
Peltomäki P
Abstract excerpt
Five human DNA mismatch repair genes have been identified that, when mutated, cause susceptibility to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). Mutational inactivation of both copies of a DNA mismatch repair gene results in a profound repair defect and progressive accumulation of mutations throughout the genome. Some of the mutations confer selective advantage on the cells, giving rise to cancer. Recent...
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