title: Oxidative DNA damage: endogenous and chemically induced.
abstract: A variety of types of DNA oxidation occur endogenously and mediated by xenobiotics. Certain forms are mutagenic and carcinogenic and may lead to other pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004249:DNA Damage; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D004247:DNA