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Accelerated telomere shortening in Fanconi anemia fibroblasts – a longitudinal study
7 Sept 2001
Abstract excerpt
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a fatal inherited disease displaying chromosomal instability, disturbances in oxygen metabolism and a high burden of intracellular radical oxygen species. Oxygen radicals can damage DNA including telomeric regions. Insufficient repair results in single strand breaks that can induce accelerated telomere shortening. In a longitudinal study we demonstrate that telomeric DNA is continuously...
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