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Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes as risk factors for spina bifida and orofacial clefts.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jun 2005
Olshan Andrew F, Shaw G M, Millikan R C, Laurent C, Finnell R H
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Repairing DNA damage is critical during embryogenesis because development involves sensitive periods of cell proliferation, and abnormal cell growth or death can result in malformations. Knockout mouse experiments have demonstrated that disruption of DNA repair genes results in embryolethality and structural defects. Studies using mid-organogenesis rat embryos showed that DNA repair genes were variably expressed....
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