Naked Mole Rats Repair DNA Super Efficiently

These rats seem to be almost immune to cancer for unknown reasons

27-Jun-2018

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Spontaneous tumors are extremely rare in naked mole rats.

Cancer is a consequence of mutation in nuclear DNA.

Several genes involved in DNA repair are up-regulated in NMRs.

Proteins involved in redox processes are more resistant to denaturing agents.

Have more efficient base excision & nucleotide excision repair systems.

The study was published in Aging journal.

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Aging

Bio-medical journal covering research on all aspects of gerontology

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