DNA repair, genetic instability, and cancer
By: editors, Qingyi Wei, Lei Li, David J. Chen
Contributors: Wei, Qingyi; Li, Lei, Dr; Chen, David, Dr
Publisher: World Scientific; World Scientific Publishing
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9789812700148
Subjects: DNA repair; Cancer -- Genetic aspects
Description: Describes the elaborate surveillance systems and various DNA repair mechanisms that ensure accurate passage of genetic information onto daughter cells. This book narrates how the cell cycle checkpoint and DNA repair machineries detect and restore DNA damages that are embedded in millions to billions of normal base pairs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index