Translesion DNA synthesis: Little fingers teach tolerance

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Fleck, Oliver ^a   Schär, Primo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 3042649523     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.05.014     Document Type: Review

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