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DNA repair capacity and acute radiotherapy adverse effects in Italian breast cancer patients.
Mutation research - 3 Feb 2010
Sterpone Silvia, Cornetta Tommaso, Padua Luca, Mastellone Valeria, Giammarino Daniela, Testa Antonella, Tirindelli Donatella, Cozzi Renata, Donato Vittorio
Abstract excerpt
Therapeutic exposure to ionising radiation can induce normal tissue side effects which consistently differ among individuals suggesting a possible genetic control. One approach to elucidate the underlying mechanisms is to analyse the relation between genetic traits, biomarkers of in vitro DNA damage and side toxicity in vivo. 43 breast cancer (BC) patients receiving radiotherapy after a breast-conserving surgery...
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