Article
A mechanistic model for medulloblastoma induction in mice.
Radiation research - 1 May 2013
Heidenreich W F, Saran A, Atkinson M, Pazzaglia S
Abstract excerpt
Medulloblastomas in Patched heterozygous mice (Ptc1(+/-) mice) are induced with high probability by ionizing radiation applied in the immediate post-natal period. A mathematical model is described here that accommodates the dependence of the medulloblastoma incidence on dose, age at exposure and age. The model assumes that the first step in the development of the cancer is already present in all cells of the...
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