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Single nucleotide polymorphisms, apoptosis, and the development of severe late adverse effects after radiotherapy.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Oct 2008
Azria David, Ozsahin Mahmut, Kramar Andrew, Peters Sheila, Atencio David P, Crompton Nigel E A, Mornex Françoise, Pèlegrin André, Dubois Jean-Bernard, Mirimanoff René-Olivier, Rosenstein Barry S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Evidence has accumulated in recent years suggestive of a genetic basis for a susceptibility to the development of radiation injury after cancer radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to assess whether patients with severe radiation-induced sequelae (RIS; i.e., National Cancer Institute/CTCv3.0 grade, > or =3) display both a low capacity of radiation-induced CD8 lymphocyte apoptosis (RILA) in vitro...
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