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1.7.2024

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Jul 1, 2024

Groundbreaking discovery of a telomere maintenance mechanism sheds light on cancer and genetic disorders

Rockefeller University researchers have discovered a key mechanism that helps maintain the correct telomere length. This discovery has significant implications for understanding and potential treatment of various diseases, including cancer and telomere related disorders.

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Cai et al., POT1 recruits and regulates CST-Pola/primase at human telomeres, Cell (2024), https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.002