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PNAS

Mutator phenotype of Werner syndrome is characterized by extensive deletions

By Ken-ichiro Fukuchi, George M. Martin, Raymond J. Monnat
Experiments in human cellsMechanisms
Paper
  • HPRT1
  • DNA damage response
  • DNA repair
  • Werner syndrome
  • HPRT deletions
  • Humans

The paper

Ken-ichiro Fukuchi, George M. Martin, Raymond J. Monnat

University of Washington

PNAS, 1 Aug 1989

doi.org/10.1073/pnas.86.15.5893PubMed 2762303

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