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DNA ligase I deficiency in Bloom's syndrome.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Willis A E, Lindahl T
Abstract excerpt
Certain rare human diseases with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance are associated with a greatly increased cancer frequency which may reflect specific defects in DNA repair or replication. These disorders include xeroderma pigmentosum, ataxia-telangiectasia, Fanconi's anaemia and Bloom's syndrome. Cells from individuals with Bloom's syndrome usually grow slowly in culture and exhibit increased chromosomal...
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