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Chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks and gene mutations in nasopharyngeal cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Mutation research - 25 Jul 2002
Cao Jia, Liu Yong, Sun Huaming, Cheng Guohua, Pang Xueli, Zhou Ziyuan
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a common disease in the south part of China, and its incidence is increasing in the southwest of China in recent years. Radiation therapy is the main therapeutic method for NPC in China. In this study, genetic changes were assessed in randomly selected nine NPC patients receiving radiation therapy by different genotoxical screening methods, the cytokinesis-block micronucleus test...
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