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A novel R229Q OGG1 polymorphism results in a thermolabile enzyme that sensitizes KG-1 leukemia cells to DNA damaging agents.
Cancer detection and prevention - 1 Jan 2007
Hill Jeff W, Evans Michele K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations and polymorphisms of OGG1, the major mammalian 8-oxoguanine repair activity, are associated with increased risk for several cancers. Decreased 8-oxoguanine repair capacity due to variant forms of the OGG1 gene is a common feature of numerous cancer cell lines. One such cell line, human KG-1 leukemia cells, has previously been demonstrated to be deficient in the excision of 8-oxoguanine from...
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