KRAS and colorectal carcinoma: Studies have also demonstrated that KRAS‐mutated CRC cells can become dependent on RAD51‐mediated repair (Kalimutho et al., 2017), a key protein in the HR pathway that is essential for maintaining telomere integrity (Badie et al., 2010; Le et al., 1999; Lu et al., 2014; Signon et al., 2001).