A Mouse Model for the Basal Transcription and DNA Repair Syndrome Trichothiodystrophy

    June 1998 in “ Molecular cell ”
    Jan de Boer, Jan de Wit, Harry van Steeg … Geert Weeda
    Studysummary This study found that mimicking the XPD point mutation in mice resulted in trichothiodystrophy-like symptoms, supporting the role of basal transcription and DNA repair defects in the disease.
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