Endogenous DNA damages in mammalian cells

Range Table - link DNA damages/cell/day
Organism Mammals
Reference Editor: Dr. Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Carol Bernstein and Harris Bernstein, Aging and Sex, DNA Repair in, p.57 table 1
Comments DNA damages are so frequent (Table 1) that total absence of DNA repair of a common damage is likely to be incompatible with life.
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