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Base Excision Repair: AP Endonucleases and DNA Polymerases

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The DNA base lesions in living cells occur permanently and with high frequency as a result of the action of exogenous and endogenous factors. The main mechanism providing removal of such lesions is base excision repair.

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Korolev, V.G. Base Excision Repair: AP Endonucleases and DNA Polymerases. Russ J Genet 41, 1063–1070 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11177-005-0201-y

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