Biomarkers and Mechanisms of FANCD2 Function

Genetic or epigenetic inactivation of the pathway formed by the Fanconi anemia (FA) and BRCA1 proteins occurs in several cancer types, making the affected tumors potentially hypersensitive to DNA cross-linkers and other chemotherapeutic agents. It has been proposed that the inability of FA/BRCA-defe...

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Main Authors: Henning Willers, Lisa A. Kachnic, Chen-Mei Luo, Li Li, Martin Purschke, Kerstin Borgmann, Kathryn D. Held, Simon N. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/821529