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The RAD30 cancer susceptibility gene.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Feb 2003
Carty M P, Glynn M, Maher M, Smith T, Yao J, Dixon K, McCann J, Rynn L, Flanagan A
Abstract excerpt
The human skin cancer-prone disease xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XPV) results from a mutation in RAD30, which encodes the novel lesion bypass DNA polymerase eta. XPV cells are characterized by delayed completion of DNA replication and increased mutagenesis following UV irradiation. In cell-free extracts of XPV lymphoblasts, functional DNA polymerase eta is required for the complete replication of a...
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