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Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease is inversely associated with response to radiotherapy in pediatric ependymoma
4 Jan 2011
Abstract excerpt
Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease (Ap endo) is a key DNA repair activity that confers radiation resistance in human cells. Here we examined the association between Ap endo activity and response to radiotherapy in pediatric ependymomas, tumors for which treatment options are limited and survival rates are only about 50%. We assayed Ap endo activity in 36 ependymomas and expression of Ape1/Ref-1, the predominant...
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