Mutation in Brca2 stimulates error-prone homology-directed repair of DNA double-strand breaks occurring between repeated sequences

Andrew Tutt; David Bertwistle; J. S. Valentine; Anastasia Gabriel; Sally Swift; Gillian Ross; C.S. Griffin; John G. Thacker; Alan Ashworth

doi:10.1093/emboj/20.17.4704

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GeneticsDNAHomology (biology)BiologyMutationComputational biologyMolecular biologyGene

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 20
Issue: 17
Pages: 4704-4716
Citations: 419
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                                    Andrew Tutt, 
                                
                                    David Bertwistle, 
                                
                                    J. S. Valentine
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Mutation in Brca2 stimulates error-prone homology-directed repair of DNA double-strand breaks occurring between repeated sequences. 
                            The EMBO Journal
                            , 20
                            (17)
                            , 4704-4716.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/20.17.4704
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.17.4704