DNA-replication fidelity, mismatch repair and genome instability in cancer cells

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 297-307

  Umar, Asad ^a   Kunkel, Thomas A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; DNA replication fidelity; genome instability; mismatch repair; mutator phenotype

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029903164     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0297z.x     Document Type: Article

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