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Review
. 2012 Jan 18;481(7381):287-94.
doi: 10.1038/nature10760.

The DNA damage response and cancer therapy

Christopher J Lord  1 , Alan Ashworth
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The DNA damage response and cancer therapy

Christopher J Lord et al. Nature. .

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.

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