Article
Chromosomal radiosensitivity as a marker of predisposition to common cancers?
British journal of cancer - 6 Apr 2001
Baria K, Warren C, Roberts S A, West C M, Scott D
Abstract excerpt
We previously found that 40% of breast cancer patients showed enhanced sensitivity to X-ray induced chromosome damage in G(2)lymphocytes and suggested that this might indicate a low penetrance predisposition to breast cancer, for which there is good epidemiological evidence. We have now tested the hypothesis that elevated G(2)radiosensitivity is a marker of such predisposition to other common cancers. We tested...
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