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Base excision repair factors are promising prognostic and predictive markers in cancer.
Current molecular pharmacology - 1 Jan 2012
Gossage Lucy, Perry Christina, Abbotts Rachel, Madhusudan Srinivasan
Abstract excerpt
The cytotoxicity of both chemotherapy and radiotherapy is to a large extent directly related to their ability to induce DNA damage. The ability of cancer cells to recognise and repair this damage contributes to therapeutic resistance. Sub-optimal DNA repair in normal tissue may impair normal tissue tolerance. Inter-individual differences in DNA repair pathways may also influence the natural history and...
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