title: DNA damage and repair in immunologically active cells.
abstract: Eukaryotic DNA can be altered by exogenous agents and through spontaneous intracellular processes. Proficiency in the repair of DNA is required for the maintenance of normal health and there is evidence that defective repair is associated with immunodeficiency states and perhaps with ageing changes in the immune system. In this, the first part of a two-part article, Gilmour Harris discusses different types of DNA damage and their repair.
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Pathology, The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, London W6 7DW, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harris