Endogenous mutations and cancer.

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Endogenous mutations and cancer.

Princess Takamatsu symposia - 1 Jan 1991

Reid T M, Fry M, Loeb L A

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We have analyzed two aspects concerning the relationship between mutations and cancer. Firstly, we consider the possibility that spontaneous mutations result from normal cellular processes. Errors in DNA replication, depurination of DNA, and damage to DNA by oxygen free radicals are important pot...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
DNA Damage
DNA Replication
Free Radicals
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Neoplasms
Oxygen

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