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Review Article

The role of RecQ helicases in non-homologous end-joining

Guido KeijzersDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen CopenhagenDenmark
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Scott MaynardDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen CopenhagenDenmark
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Raghavendra A. ShamannaLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging Baltimore, MDUSA
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Lene Juel RasmussenDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen CopenhagenDenmark
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Deborah L. CroteauLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging Baltimore, MDUSA
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Vilhelm A. BohrDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen CopenhagenDenmark;Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging Baltimore, MDUSACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 463-472 | Received 17 May 2014, Accepted 03 Jul 2014, Published online: 22 Jul 2014

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