DNA mismatch repair in lymphoblastoid cells from hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) patients is normal under conditions of rapid cell division and increased mutational load

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 383, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Tomlinson, I P M ^a,b   Hampson, R ^a   Karran, P ^a   Bodmer, W F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC); Lymphoblastoid cell line; Mismatch repair; Pool bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CELL DIVISION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA REPAIR; FAMILIAL CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030971839     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8777(96)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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