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Increased genomic instability is not a prerequisite for shortened lifespan in DNA repair deficient mice.
Mutation research - 11 Apr 2006
Dollé Martijn E T, Busuttil Rita A, Garcia Ana Maria, Wijnhoven Susan, van Drunen Ellen, Niedernhofer Laura J, van der Horst Gijsbertus, Hoeijmakers Jan H J, van Steeg Harry, Vijg Jan
Abstract excerpt
Genetic defects in nucleotide excision repair (NER) are associated with premature aging, including cancer, in both humans and mice. To investigate the possible role of increased somatic mutation accumulation in the accelerated appearance of symptoms of aging as a consequence of NER deficiency, we crossed four different mouse mutants, Xpa-/-, Ercc6(Csb)-/-, Ercc2(Xpd)m/m and Ercc1-/m, with mice harboring...
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