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Oxygen as a friend and enemy: How to combat the mutational potential of 8-oxo-guanine.
DNA repair - 4 Jun 2010
van Loon Barbara, Markkanen Enni, Hübscher Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
The maintenance of genetic stability is of crucial importance for any form of life. Prior to cell division in each mammalian cell, the process of DNA replication must faithfully duplicate the three billion bases with an absolute minimum of mistakes. Various environmental and endogenous agents, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), can modify the structural properties of DNA bases and thus damage the DNA. Upon...
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