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Oxidative Stress in Cancer-Prone Genetic Diseases in Pediatric Age: The Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction.
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity - 1 Jan 2016
Perrone Serafina, Lotti Federica, Geronzi Ursula, Guidoni Elisa, Longini Mariangela, Buonocore Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative stress is a distinctive sign in several genetic disorders characterized by cancer predisposition, such as Ataxia-Telangiectasia, Fanconi Anemia, Down syndrome, progeroid syndromes, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and Costello syndrome. Recent literature unveiled new molecular mechanisms linking oxidative stress to the pathogenesis of these conditions, with particular regard to mitochondrial dysfunction....
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