Gabriella Ficz
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Gabriella Ficz
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Reposted by Gabriella Ficz
Building on our discovery of #LesionSegregation, @mikespencerchapman.bsky.social and colleagues from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social find that some DNA lesions can persist in humans for months or years!

"Prolonged persistence of mutagenic DNA lesions in somatic cells"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prolonged persistence of mutagenic DNA lesions in somatic cells - Nature
Persistent DNA lesions can occur throughout the human lifespan and can remain in the genome of affected cells for several years and generate a substantial proportion of the mutational burden.
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM