Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprint
Metallothionein loss in cancer cells contributes to increased mutations through defective DNA repair and metabolic imbalance
Mirna Mina-Abouda, Amy C. Rees, Della R. Evans…·Joe Ryan Delaney
This study shows that loss of metallothionein (MT) in cancer cells increases mutations by impairing DNA repair and causing metabolic imbalance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.06.736843