Illustrator, PC to Mac, degree symbols

Here is an odd issue. I am receiving files in Illustrator CS3 EPS format. They are being created on Windows PCs. Some of the files have art with degree symbols showing the angles or polygons. The file is then placed in Quark Xpress 6.52. If the EPS file is modified at all, the degree symbol changes and has a line underneath it. Has anyone else had issue taking EPS files from PC to Mac?
Levon

I think I've had that happened before.
Just re-create the degree symbol, in CS3, using the "Find and Replace" if there are a lot of them.

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