Recombinational DNA repair in cancer and normal cells: The challenge of functional analysis

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2002, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 86-93

  Willers, Henning ^a   Xia, Fen ^a   Powell, Simon N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; I SCEI ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE MUTATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REVIEW;

EID: 2342596221     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110724302204027     Document Type: Review

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