Mechanisms of telomeric instability

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Telomeres are the nucleoprotein structures that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. The length of telomeric DNA is an important determinant of function; with short telomeres triggering either replicative senescence or, in the absence of a functional DNA damage response, telomere fusion. Telomere fusion can trigger cycles of anaphase-bridging, breakage and fusion that can lead to genomic arrangements, of the type...

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