Advances in using PARP inhibitors to treat cancer

The poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) family of enzymes plays a critical role in the maintenance of DNA integrity as part of the base excision pathway of DNA repair. PARP1 is overexpressed in a variety of cancers, and its expression has been associated with overall prognosis in cancer, especially...

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Main Authors: Kummar, Shivaani, Chen, Alice, Parchment, Ralph E, Kinders, Robert J, Ji, Jay, Tomaszewski, Joseph E, Doroshow, James H
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312820/