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Effects of caffeine on postreplication repair in xeroderma pigmentosum cells

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OSTI ID:4145186
Compared to its effects on unirradiated cells, caffeine inhibited DNA chain elongation and joining in uv-irradiated xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) cells but not in irradiated normal human cells. The drug also inhibited the ability of XP cells to recover and make DNA of normal size at long times after irradiation. (auth)
Research Organization:
Univ. of Tennessee, Oak Ridge
NSA Number:
NSA-33-012232
OSTI ID:
4145186
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English