The DNA damage response and cancer therapy

Christopher J. Lord () and Alan Ashworth ()
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Christopher J. Lord: The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research
Alan Ashworth: The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7381, 287-294

Abstract: Abstract Genomic instability is one of the most pervasive characteristics of tumour cells and is probably the combined effect of DNA damage, tumour-specific DNA repair defects, and a failure to stop or stall the cell cycle before the damaged DNA is passed on to daughter cells. Although these processes drive genomic instability and ultimately the disease process, they also provide therapeutic opportunities. A better understanding of the cellular response to DNA damage will not only inform our knowledge of cancer development but also help to refine the classification as well as the treatment of the disease.

Date: 2012
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