Identification of genes involved in repair of DNA double-strand breaks in mammalian cells

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Jeggo, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031773760     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579810     Document Type: Article

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