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Mutations of the human interferon alpha-2b (hIFN-α2b) gene in occupationally protracted low dose radiation exposed personnel.
Cytokine - 1 May 2015
Shahid Saman, Mahmood Nasir, Chaudhry Muhammad Nawaz, Sheikh Shaharyar, Ahmad Nauman
Abstract excerpt
Ionizing radiations impact human tissues by affecting the DNA bases which constitute genes. Human interferon alpha 2b gene synthesizes a protein which is an important anticancerous, immunomodulatory, anti-proliferative and antiviral protein. This study was aimed to identify interferon alpha-2b mutations as a consequence of the use of occupational chronic low dose radiation by hospital radiation exposed workers. A...
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