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Oxidative DNA damage induces hypomethylation in a compromised base excision repair colorectal tumourigenesis.
British journal of cancer - 14 Mar 2017
Furlan Daniela, Trapani Davide, Berrino Enrico, Debernardi Carla, Panero Mara, Libera Laura, Sahnane Nora, Riva Cristina, Tibiletti Maria Grazia, Sessa Fausto, Sapino Anna, Venesio Tiziana
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BACKGROUND: A compromised base excision repair (BER) promotes carcinogenesis by accumulating oxidative DNA-damaged products as observed in MUTYH-associated polyposis, a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome marked by adenomas and cancers with an accumulation of 8-oxoguanine. Remarkably, DNA global demethylation has been shown to be mediated by BER, suggesting a relevant interplay with early colorectal...
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