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Leona D. Samson

Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications -  214
Citations -  20417

Leona D. Samson is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: DNA repair & DNA damage. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 212 publications receiving 18227 citations. Previous affiliations of Leona D. Samson include University of California, Berkeley & Harvard University.

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The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

Philip J. Landrigan, +49 more
- 19 Oct 2017 - 
TL;DR: This book is dedicated to the memory of those who have served in the armed forces and their families during the conflicts of the twentieth century.
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Balancing repair and tolerance of DNA damage caused by alkylating agents

TL;DR: In this article, the response of an individual to alkylating agents can vary considerably from tissue to tissue and from person to person, pointing to genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that modulate alkylation agent toxicity.
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A new pathway for DNA repair in Escherichia coli.

Leona D. Samson, +1 more
- 19 May 1977 - 
TL;DR: The relationship between ambient concentration of various mutagens and resulting mutation rate was determined and the first mutagen studied was MNNG and the results were totally unexpected.

Balancing repair and tolerance of DNA damage caused by alkylating agents

TL;DR: Alkylating agents constitute a major class of frontline chemotherapeutic drugs that inflict cytotoxic DNA damage as their main mode of action, in addition to collateral mutagenic damage, and the response of an individual to alkylates agents can vary considerably from tissue to tissue and from person to person.