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Association of P53 and ATM polymorphisms with risk of radiation-induced pneumonitis in lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Apr 2011
Yang Ming, Zhang Li, Bi Nan, Ji Wei, Tan Wen, Zhao Lujun, Yu Dianke, Wu Chen, Wang Luhua, Lin Dongxin
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PURPOSE: Radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP) is the most common dose-limiting complication in lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. Accumulating evidence indicates that P53 and the ataxia telangiectasia-mutated protein (ATM)-dependent signaling response cascade play a crucial role in rad...
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