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Systemic DNA damage responses in aging and diseases.
Seminars in cancer biology - 1 Jun 2016
Ribezzo Flavia, Shiloh Yosef, Schumacher Björn
Abstract excerpt
The genome is constantly attacked by a variety of genotoxic insults. The causal role for DNA damage in aging and cancer is exemplified by genetic defects in DNA repair that underlie a broad spectrum of acute and chronic human disorders that are characterized by developmental abnormalities, premature aging, and cancer predisposition. The disease symptoms are typically tissue-specific with uncertain...
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