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Acetaldehyde makes a distinct mutation signature in single-stranded DNA.
Nucleic acids research - 22 Jul 2022
Vijayraghavan Sriram, Porcher Latarsha, Mieczkowski Piotr A, Saini Natalie
Abstract excerpt
Acetaldehyde (AA), a by-product of ethanol metabolism, is acutely toxic due to its ability to react with various biological molecules including DNA and proteins, which can greatly impede key processes such as replication and transcription and lead to DNA damage. As such AA is classified as a group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Previous in vitro studies have shown that AA...
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