Monday, November 12, 2018

Defective DNA damage repair leads to chaos in the genome

Scientists have now found a cause for the frequent catastrophic events in the genetic material of cancer cells that have only been known for a few years: If an important DNA repair system of the cells has failed, this promotes fragmentation and defective assembly of the genetic material. Cancer cells with such a repair defect can now possibly be treated by a specific group of drugs.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OFpPTw

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