The mutations that give rise to melanoma are caused by a deamination reaction in DNA, which is catalyzed by UVB radiation. Researchers from the Van Andel Institute (VAI; MI, USA) have revealed the ...
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report data from a new study providing evidence that random, unpredictable DNA copying "mistakes" account for nearly two-thirds of the mutations that ...
While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...