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Translesion synthesis past tamoxifen-derived DNA adducts by human DNA polymerases eta and kappa.
Biochemistry - 3 Oct 2006
Yasui Manabu, Suzuki Naomi, Laxmi Y R Santosh, Shibutani Shinya
Abstract excerpt
The long-term treatment of tamoxifen (TAM), widely used for adjuvant chemotherapy and chemoprevention for breast cancer, increases a risk of developing endometrial cancer. A high frequency of K-ras mutations has been observed in the endometrium of women treated with TAM. Human DNA polymerase (pol) eta and pol kappa are highly expressed in the reproductive organs and are associated with translesion synthesis past...
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