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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage and Repair: Capitalizing on Our Understanding of the Mechanisms of Maintaining Genomic Integrity for Therapeutic Purposes.

Jolene Michelle Helena, Anna Margaretha Joubert, Simone Grobbelaar, Elsie Magdalena Nolte, Marcel Nel, Michael Sean Pepper, Magdalena Coetzee, Anne Elisabeth Mercier

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cancer: Inter-Relationships and Mechanisms.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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  13. Special Issue on DNA Replication Stress: Summary of Topics Covered.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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  15. Scorpins in the DNA Damage Response.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jolene Michelle HelenaDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. jolenehelena@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9657-9728
Anna Margaretha JoubertDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. annie.joubert@up.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-6931-7554
Simone GrobbelaarDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. simonegrow@gmail.com.
Elsie Magdalena NolteDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. elsa07.nolte@gmail.com.
Marcel NelDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. marcelverwey4@gmail.com.
Michael Sean PepperInstitute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Department of Immunology, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. michael.pepper@up.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0001-6406-2380
Magdalena CoetzeeDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. magdalena.coetzee@up.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0001-7379-6044
Anne Elisabeth MercierDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. joji.mercier@up.ac.za.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the self-replicating hereditary material that provides a blueprint which, in collaboration with environmental influences, produces a structural and functional phenotype. As DNA coordinates and directs differentiation, growth, survival, and reproduction, it is responsible for life and the continuation of our species. Genome integrity requires the maintenance of DNA stability for the correct preservation of genetic information. This is facilitated by accurate DNA replication and precise DNA repair. DNA damage may arise from a wide range of both endogenous and exogenous sources but may be repaired through highly specific mechanisms. The most common mechanisms include mismatch, base excision, nucleotide excision, and double-strand DNA (dsDNA) break repair. Concurrent with regulation of the cell cycle, these mechanisms are precisely executed to ensure full restoration of damaged DNA. Failure or inaccuracy in DNA repair contributes to genome instability and loss of genetic information which may lead to mutations resulting in disease or loss of life. A detailed understanding of the mechanisms of DNA damage and its repair provides insight into disease pathogeneses and may facilitate diagnosis and the development of targeted therapies.

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DNA DamageDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityAnimalsCell CycleGenetic Diseases, InbornHumansDNA damageDNA repairDNA replicationgenome integrity

Identifiers

PMID29641431
PMCPMC5979424

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