Take care of your chromosomes lest cancer take care of you

Richard S. Maser, Ronald A. DePinho

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Abstract

The analysis of compound mouse mutants for nonhomologous end-joining DNA double-strand break repair and those deficient for the p53 checkpoint pathway has provided a fascinating look at the carcinogenic consequences of the failure to properly repair DNA damage and to elicit appropriate checkpoints.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4-6
Number of pages3
JournalCancer cell
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Research

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