Polymerase δ and ε in colon cancer Aaron Stevens.

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Polymerase δ and ε in colon cancer Aaron Stevens

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Polymerase δ and εin colon cancer

Aaron Stevens

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Polymerase δ and ε contain both polymerase and exonuclease domains

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Polymerase δ and ε are the major replicative polymerases

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Pol δ and ε help repair damage

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Mutating the exonuclease domain leads to decreased survival rates

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Point mutations in Pol δ are found in colon cancer

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Mutating the exonuclease domain of Polymerase δ leads to cancer

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