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DNA double-strand break repair, immunodeficiency and the RIDDLE syndrome.
Expert review of clinical immunology - 1 Mar 2011
Blundred Rachel M, Stewart Grant S
Abstract excerpt
DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair is an essential cellular process required to maintain genomic integrity in the face of potentially lethal genetic damage. Failure to repair a DSB can trigger cell death, whereas misrepair of the break can lead to the generation of chromosomal translocations, which is a known causative event in the development or progression of cancer. DSBs can be induced following exposure to...
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