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Microsatellite instability in B-cell lymphoma originating from Bloom syndrome.
International journal of cancer - 20 Dec 1996
Kaneko H, Inoue R, Yamada Y, Sukegawa K, Fukao T, Tashita H, Teramoto T, Kasahara K, Takami T, Kondo N
Abstract excerpt
Bloom syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by lupus-like erythematous telangiectasias of the face, sun sensitivity, stunted growth infertility and immunodeficiency. In addition, BS patients are highly predisposed to cancers. Although recently the causative gene of BS (BLM) was identified as a DNA helicase homologue, the function of BLM in DNA replication has not been...
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