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Genetic instability in human embryonic stem cells: prospects and caveats.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Jun 2013
Nouspikel Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) display a leaky G1/S checkpoint and inefficient nucleotide excision repair activity. Maintenance of genomic stability in these cells mostly relies on the elimination of damaged cells by high rates of apoptosis. However, a subpopulation survives and proliferates actively, bypassing DNA damage by translesion synthesis, a known mutagenic process. Indeed, high levels of...
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