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Colorectal cancer and polymorphisms in DNA repair genes WRN, RMI1 and BLM.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Mar 2010
Frank Bernd, Hoffmeister Michael, Klopp Norman, Illig Thomas, Chang-Claude Jenny, Brenner Hermann
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RecQ helicase family members are involved in multiple DNA repair pathways, protecting the genome from incorrect recombination during mitosis and maintaining its stability. Deficiencies in genes encoding the RecQ helicases WRN and BLM lead to rare autosomal recessive diseases, Werner and Bloom syn...
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