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Detailed DNA repair snapshots reveal how BRCA-linked cancer cells may survive

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a finding that could reveal ways to inhibit the effects of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations that heighten the risk for breast, ovarian and other cancers.

Detailed DNA repair snapshots reveal how BRCA-linked cancer cells may survive
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Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein's DNA repair process, a finding that could reveal ways to inhibit the effects of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations that heighten the risk for breast, ovarian and other cancers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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