| Literature DB >> 14679175 |
Haiwei H Guo1, Lawrence A Loeb.
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory condition associated with a predisposition to colon cancer, is frequently characterized by DNA damage in the form of microsatellite instability (MSI). A new report links inflammation in UC with increases in the DNA repair enzymes 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase and apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease, and, paradoxically, with increased MSI. These findings may represent a novel mechanism contributing to MSI in chronic inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14679175 PMCID: PMC297004 DOI: 10.1172/JCI20502
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808