Article
Heritable susceptibility factors for the development of cancer.
Journal of radiation research - 1 Jan 2006
Au William W
Abstract excerpt
High frequencies of inherited DNA sequence variations (polymorphisms) are found in the human population. The involvement of polymorphic genes (especially for chemical metabolism and DNA repair) in the development of cancer is under intensive investigation. In our studies, we have irradiated blood lymphocytes from normal non-smokers with gamma-rays or UV-light to investigate genotypes and DNA repair functions. We...
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