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Genotyping of patients with sporadic and radiation-associated meningiomas.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Apr 2005
Sadetzki Siegal, Flint-Richter Pazit, Starinsky Sigal, Novikov Ilya, Lerman Yehuda, Goldman Boleslaw, Friedman Eitan
Abstract excerpt
Ionizing radiation is the most established risk factor for meningioma formation. Our aim was to evaluate the main effect of selected candidate genes on the development of meningioma and their possible interaction with ionizing radiation in the causation of this tumor. The total study population included 440 cases and controls: 150 meningioma patients who were irradiated for tinea capitis in childhood, 129...
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