Does deficiency of DNA repair nuclease ERCC1-XPF promote prostate cancer progression in a tissue recombination model?
Results show that ERCC1 and by implication the NER and/or interstrand crosslink repair mechanisms protect against prostate carcinogenesis and mutations or polymorphisms affecting these DNA repair pathways may predispose prostate epithelial cells to transformation.
The presence of Thaumetopoea pityocampa near rural centres can cause outbreaks. Health education for schoolchildren and the removal of Thaumetopoea pityocampa nests near these centres are required.