Molecular and cellular functions of the FANCJ DNA helicase defective in cancer and in Fanconi Anemia

The FANCJ DNA helicase is mutated in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer as well as the progressive bone marrow failure disorder Fanconi anemia (FA). FANCJ is linked to cancer suppression and DNA double strand break (DSB) repair through its direct interaction with the hereditary breast cancer asso...

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Main Authors: Robert M. Brosh, Sharon B. Cantor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00372/full