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DNA repair capacity and response to treatment of colon cancer.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Nov 2019
Vodicka Pavel, Vodenkova Sona, Buchler Tomas, Vodickova Ludmila
Abstract excerpt
DNA repair, a complex biological process, ensures genomic integrity. Alterations in DNA repair, occurring in many cancers, contribute to the accumulation of mutations in the genome, resulting in genomic instability and cancer progression. DNA repair also plays a substantial role in response to chemotherapeutics: rapidly dividing colon cancer cells, vulnerable to DNA-damaging agents and overcoming DNA repair,...
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