The XPV (xeroderma pigmentosum variant) gene encodes human DNA polymerase η
10.1038/21447
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Masutani, C., Kusumoto, R., Yamada, A., Dohmae, N., Yokoi, M., Yuasa, M., Araki, M., Iwai, S., Takio, K., & Hanaoka, F. (1999). The XPV (xeroderma pigmentosum variant) gene encodes human DNA polymerase η. Nature, 399(6737), 700–704.

Authors 10
  1. Chikahide Masutani (first)
  2. Rika Kusumoto (additional)
  3. Ayumi Yamada (additional)
  4. Naoshi Dohmae (additional)
  5. Masayuki Yokoi (additional)
  6. Mayumi Yuasa (additional)
  7. Marito Araki (additional)
  8. Shigenori Iwai (additional)
  9. Koji Takio (additional)
  10. Fumio Hanaoka (additional)
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@article{Masutani_1999, title={The XPV (xeroderma pigmentosum variant) gene encodes human DNA polymerase η}, volume={399}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/21447}, DOI={10.1038/21447}, number={6737}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Masutani, Chikahide and Kusumoto, Rika and Yamada, Ayumi and Dohmae, Naoshi and Yokoi, Masayuki and Yuasa, Mayumi and Araki, Marito and Iwai, Shigenori and Takio, Koji and Hanaoka, Fumio}, year={1999}, month=jun, pages={700–704} }