Arsenic Disruption of DNA Damage Responses—Potential Role in Carcinogenesis and Chemotherapy
Arsenic is a Class I human carcinogen and is widespread in the environment. Chronic arsenic exposure causes cancer in skin, lung and bladder, as well as in other organs. Paradoxically, arsenic also is a potent chemotherapeutic against acute promyelocytic leukemia and can potentiate the cytotoxic eff...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/5/4/2184 |