DNA Repair in Human Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 20660
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hereditary cancer; genetic counseling; genetic education; BRCA genes; Lynch Syndrome; colorectal polyposis; multi-tumor syndromes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
DNA is continuously exposed to endogenous and exogenous damaging agents. The ability to promptly detect and repair DNA damage is crucial for the cell to survive and maintain normal phenotype and behavior. Therefore, multiple mechanisms exist to ensure that different types of DNA damage can be corrected. Inherited or acquired defects of DNA repair pathways in humans result in a variety of clinical manifestations, including developmental abnormalities, neurological diseases, cancer, immunodeficiencies, etc. Advances in the knowledge of diseases caused by DNA repair failure not only lead to a better understanding of molecular mechanisms of repair, but also increase the chances of preventing or correctly diagnosing those diseases while providing clues for effective treatments. Exploiting synthetic lethality in cancers with defects in homologous recombination pathways through the use of PARP-inhibitors is one clear example of the successful translation of such knowledge.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Turchetti
Dr. Roberta Zuntini
Guest Editors
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