# Folate deficiency causes uracil misincorporation into human DNA and chromosome breakage: Implications for cancer and neuronal damage

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/folate-deficiency-causes-uracil-misincorporation-into-human-dna-and-chromosome/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Benjamin C. Blount,M. M. Mack,Carol M. Wehr,James T. MacGregor,Robert A. Hiatt,Gene Wang,Sunitha N. Wickramasinghe,Richard B. Everson,Bruce N. Ames |
| Citations | 1,446 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.94.7.3290 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine,Nursing |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2029030998 |
| PMID | 9096386 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1997 |

## Paper authors

- [Robert A. Hiatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-a-hiatt/)

## Paper journal

- [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://scholariq.org/journals/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Folate and B Vitamins Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/folate-and-b-vitamins-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Folate and B Vitamins Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/folate-and-b-vitamins-research/)
- [Trace Elements in Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/trace-elements-in-health/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)

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