DNA Fragmentation
"DNA Fragmentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Splitting the DNA into shorter pieces by endonucleolytic DNA CLEAVAGE at multiple sites. It includes the internucleosomal DNA fragmentation, which along with chromatin condensation, are considered to be the hallmarks of APOPTOSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D053938
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.355.180.230
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McGill MR, Staggs VS, Sharpe MR, Lee WM, Jaeschke H. Serum mitochondrial biomarkers and damage-associated molecular patterns are higher in acetaminophen overdose patients with poor outcome. Hepatology. 2014 Oct; 60(4):1336-45.