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PARP inhibitors in breast cancer: BRCA and beyond.
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2011
Rios Jorge, Puhalla Shannon
Abstract excerpt
DNA repair is essential for the survival of both normal and cancer cells. An elaborate set of signaling pathways detect single-strand and double-strand DNA breaks and mediate either DNA repair or apoptosis if the damage is too great to repair. Poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) play a key role in the repair of base damage via the base excision repair pathway. Pharmacological inhibition...
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