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doi: 10.1038/nrm1443.

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Apoptosis and genomic instability

Boris Zhivotovsky et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Sep.

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Genomic instability is intrinsically linked to significant alterations in apoptosis control. Chromosomal and microsatellite instability can cause the inactivation of pro-apoptotic pathways. In addition, the inhibition of apoptosis itself can be permissive for the survival and ongoing division of cells that have failed to repair DNA double-strand breaks, experience telomere dysfunction or are in an abnormal polyploid state. Furthermore, DNA-repair proteins can regulate apoptosis. So, genomic instability and apoptosis are intimately linked phenomena, with important implications for the pathophysiology of cancer.

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