Human genetic instability syndromes: single gene defects with increased risk of cancer.

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The experimental findings of the last 5 years are reviewed for the genetic instability syndromes: Xeroderma pigmentosum, Fanconi's anaemia, Ataxia telangiectasia and Bloom's syndrome. In these autosomal recessive genetic diseases, single gene defects lead to genetic instability, increased mutation rates and cancer. Deficiencies in the ability to effectively repair DNA lesions have been suggested for all of these...

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