A backup DNA repair pathway moves to the forefront.
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Abstract
Chromosomal translocations between antigen receptor loci and oncogenes are a hallmark of lymphoid cancers. Several new studies now reveal that programmed DNA breaks created during assembly of antigen receptor genes can be channeled into an alternative DNA end-joining pathway that is implicated in the chromosomal translocations of lymphoid cancers (Corneo et al., 2007; Soulas-Sprauel et al., 2007; Yan et al., 2007).
Medical subject headings
- DNA Repair
- Lymphoma
- Oncogenes
- Receptors, Antigen
- Translocation, Genetic