Article
[Life without DNA repair].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 10 Jan 2001
Klungland A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Faithful maintenance of the genomic information is crucial for the survival of a species. Consequently, DNA repair processes must have evolved early during evolution. DNA damage left unrepaired might cause mutations leading to cell death, increased cancer incidence and severe syndromes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 1968, for the first time a link was found between a human syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosum,...
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