How stable is DNA in strong alkaline conditions?

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How stable is DNA in strong alkaline conditions such as 1 M KOH at 37 C? If it is not stable, it is because of loss of the bases or cleavage of the backbone? Anyone has done detailed experiments on this? Thanks.

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