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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
9
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-12-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
Cockayne syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by a complex clinical phenotype. Most Cockayne syndrome cells are hypersensitive to killing by ultraviolet radiation. This observation has prompted a wealth of studies on the DNA repair capacity of Cockayne syndrome cells in vitro. Many studies support the notion that such cells are defective in a DNA repair mode(s) that is transcription-dependent. However, it remains to be established that this is a primary molecular defect in Cockayne syndrome cells and that it explains the complex clinical phenotype associated with the disease. An alternative hypothesis is that Cockayne syndrome cells have a defect in transcription affecting the expression of certain genes, which is compatible with embryogenesis but not with normal post-natal development. Defective transcription may impair the normal processing of DNA damage during transcription-dependent repair.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0265-9247
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
18
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
731-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Cockayne syndrome--a primary defect in DNA repair, transcription, both or neither?
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Review
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