Homologous recombination and human health: the roles of BRCA1, BRCA2, and associated proteins

R Prakash, Y Zhang, W Feng… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Homologous recombination (HR) is a major pathway for the repair of DNA double-strand
breaks in mammalian cells, the defining step of which is homologous strand exchange …

Repair of strand breaks by homologous recombination

M Jasin, R Rothstein - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2013 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In this review, we discuss the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) using a
homologous DNA sequence (ie, homologous recombination [HR]), focusing mainly on yeast …

DNA damage and associated DNA repair defects in disease and premature aging

V Tiwari, DM Wilson - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2019 - cell.com
Genetic information is constantly being attacked by intrinsic and extrinsic damaging agents,
such as reactive oxygen species, atmospheric radiation, environmental chemicals, and …

A distinct replication fork protection pathway connects Fanconi anemia tumor suppressors to RAD51-BRCA1/2

K Schlacher, H Wu, M Jasin - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
Genes mutated in patients with Fanconi anemia (FA) interact with the DNA repair genes
BRCA1 and BRCA2/FANCD1 to suppress tumorigenesis, but the molecular functions …

The association between germline BRCA2 variants and sensitivity to platinum‐based chemotherapy among men with metastatic prostate cancer

MM Pomerantz, S Spisák, L Jia, AM Cronin, I Csabai… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Breast cancer 2 (BRCA2)‐associated breast and ovarian cancers are
sensitive to platinum‐based chemotherapy. It is unknown whether BRCA2‐associated …

World Health Organization classification of tumours: Pathology & genetics of tumours of the urinary system and male genital organs

TY Chan - Urology, 2005 - goldjournal.net
This 2004 volume in the World Health Organization series on histologic and genetic ty**
of human tumors covers tumors of the kidney, urinary system, prostate, testis and …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer susceptibility and the functions of BRCA1 and BRCA2

AR Venkitaraman - Cell, 2002 - cell.com
Inherited mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 predispose to breast, ovarian, and other cancers.
Their ubiquitously expressed protein products are implicated in processes fundamental to all …

Regulation of DNA double-strand break repair pathway choice

M Shrivastav, LP De Haro, JA Nickoloff - Cell research, 2008 - nature.com
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are critical lesions that can result in cell death or a wide
variety of genetic alterations including large-or small-scale deletions, loss of heterozygosity …

[PDF][PDF] BRCA1/BRCA2 Pathogenic Variant Breast Cancer: Treatment and Prevention Strategies

C Albert, M Haase, A Albert, S Kropf… - Annals of laboratory …, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background The ability of urinary biomarkers to complement established clinical risk
prediction models for postoperative adverse kidney events is unclear. We assessed the …

Sensing and repairing DNA double-strand breaks

SP Jackson - Carcinogenesis, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The DNA double-strand break (DSB) is the principle cytotoxic lesion for ionizing radiation
and radio-mimetic chemicals but can also be caused by mechanical stress on chromosomes …