Source: University of California - San Diego
Posted: May 21, 2006
Summary:
Scientists have described for the first time a web of inter-related responses that cells use to avoid becoming diseased or cancerous after being exposed to a powerful chemical mutagen.
The information could be used eventually to develop drugs to boost DNA repair and possibly treat xeroderma pigmentosum, a disease in which the body's ability to repair DNA damage caused by ultraviolet light is disabled, Werner syndrome, a premature aging disorder, as well as certain immune deficiencies and other degenerative diseases.
Commentary: Hopefully this advancement in regenerative medicine will shed new light on cell degeneration and enable the development of effective cellular replacement and treatments for cellular diseases and disorders.
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