Mechanisms of telomeric instability

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 308-314

  Baird, D M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOPROTEIN; TELOMERASE;

ANAPHASE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME SIZE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EROSION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TELOMERE;

ANAPHASE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 59649090271     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000167817     Document Type: Review

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