DNA ends: Maintenance of chromosome termini versus repair of double strand breaks

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 451, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 227-240

  Lundblad, Victoria ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALT mechanism; DNA repair; Double strand breaks; Survivor pathway; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

CHROMOSOMES; DNA; DNA REPAIR; TELOMERE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034733690     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00052-X     Document Type: Review

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