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DNA repair alterations in common pediatric malignancies.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jan 2008
Papaefthymiou Maria A, Giaginis Costas T, Theocharis Stamatios E
Abstract excerpt
DNA repair is an important defense mechanism against DNA damage and includes four distinct pathways: direct, excision, mismatch, and double-strand break repair systems. Recent evidence suggests that alterations in proteins participating in the DNA repair systems may result in cellular senescence, cell death, and neoplastic transformation. Malignancies in adulthood exhibit genomic instability and an increased...
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