DNA double-strand break repair pathways, chromosomal rearrangements and cancer

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 886-897

  Kasparek, Torben R ^a   Humphrey, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chromosomal rearrangement; DNA double strand break; Homologous recombination; Non homologous end joining

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CANCER THERAPY; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; NON HOMOLOGOUS END JOINING; REVIEW; SINGLE STRAND ANNEALING;

EID: 81955161844     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.10.007     Document Type: Review

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