Faithful repair of chromosomal double-strand breaks (DSBs) is crucial to genome stability and normal cell survival and proliferation. During normal metabolic processes and especially following exposure to DNA damaging agents including irradiation,...
Faithful repair of DNA lesions is central to maintaining genomic integrity. Illegitimate repair of chromosomal DNA damage, especially double-strand breaks (DSBs), can lead to mutations and genome rearrangements. Homologous recombination (HR) is a ...
Maternal exposure to topoisomerase II (topoII) inhibitors that are biochemically similar to the chemotherapeutic drug etoposide may promote infant acute leukemia. Several studies have shown that common dietary bioflavonoids as well as benzene meta...
Dietary bioflavonoids are a class of chemical compounds found in soy, fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, wine, and dietary supplements. They are separated into 12 different sub-classes based upon their structure, however only six are dietarily relev...
New clinical tools that aid in the early diagnosis of ovarian malignancies will significantly help reduce mortality and improve current long-term survival rates. The objective of the work presented here was to identify ovarian tumor specific singl...
Maintenance of genome integrity is important for preventing mutagenic events and preserving overall cell functionality. DNA damaging agents induce DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) that are repaired through repair pathways non-homologous end-joining...
Infant acute leukemias account for ~30% of all malignancy seen in childhood across the Western world. They are aggressive and characterized by rapid onset shortly after birth. The majority of these have rearrangements involving the MLL (mixed line...