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Analysis of MTH1 gene function in mice with targeted mutagenesis.
Mutation research - 2 Jun 2001
Tsuzuki T, Egashira A, Kura S
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative DNA damage is thought to contribute to carcinogenesis, ageing, and neurological degeneration. Further, the cumulative risk of cancer increases dramatically with age in humans. In general terms, cancer can be regarded as a degenerative disease of ageing. There is evidence for the accumulation of oxidative DNA damage with age based on studies mainly measuring an increase in 8-oxoguanine....
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