Tubal ligation is known to be associated with a reduction in ovarian cancer risk. Associations with breast, endometrial and cervical cancers have been suggested. We investigated associations for 26 ...

Nuclear pre-mRNA introns are defined by conserved sequences at the 5′ splice site, the branch site and the 3′ splice site 1. These sequences determine the sites of the two chemical reactions in ...

The genetic connections between DNA repair pathways and human cancer predisposition have fueled interest in the proteins that recognize and repair specific sites of DNA damage. The repair enzymes are ...