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Research sheds new insight into understanding lymphoma

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have discovered new insight into how and why people may develop B-cell lymphoma.
....researchers demonstrated that B-cells are deficient in one of the main DNA repair pathways, known as Nucleotide Excision Repair. This pathway repairs a lot of different DNA lesions, including UV-induced damage and chemical adducts (e.g. from air pollution and cigarette smoke).

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I wonder how [if] I might be able to use this information to my advantage.
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Alan Posner said…
The most interesting aspect of this article is that UV (sun) exposure predisposes to lymphoma (who would have thought).

Doubt you can use this information to your advantage. Might help in the future.
10:49 PM
Marc said…
You also wouldn't think that sun exposure would be a big problem in the UK.
12:07 AM
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