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DNA mismatch repair deficiency accelerates lung neoplasm development in K-ras(LA1/+) mice: a brief report.
Cancer medicine - 1 Jun 2015
Downey Charlene M, Jirik Frank R
Abstract excerpt
Inherited as well as acquired deficiencies in specific DNA mismatch repair (MMR) components are associated with the development of a wide range of benign and malignant neoplasms. Loss of key members such as MSH2 and MLH1 severely cripples the ability of the cell to recognize and correct such lesions as base:base mismatches and replicative DNA polymerase errors such as slippages at repetitive sequences. Genomic...
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