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XRCC1 R399Q polymorphism and risk of normal tissue injury after radiotherapy in breast cancer patients.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Zhou Yingying, Zhou Weibing, Liu Qiong, Fan Zhiru, Yang Zhen, Tu Qingsong, Li Li, Liu Haifeng
Abstract excerpt
Radiotherapy is an important weapon in the treatment of breast cancer, but normal tissue injury after radiotherapy can be a threat for patients. Genetic markers conferring the ability to identify hyper-sensitive patients at risk of normal tissue injury in advance would considerably improve therapy. Association studies on genetic variation and occurrence of normal tissue injury can help us identify such markers,...
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