- Many thousands of DNA-damaging events can occur in cells every day [1].
- DNA damage can be due to a number of endogenous factors (spontaneous or enzymatic reactions, chemical modifications, replication errors, replication stress) or exogenous factors (UV radiation, ionizing radiation, genotoxic chemicals) [1-4].
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