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A mathematical model for cancer risk and accumulation of mutations caused by replication errors and external factors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Uchinomiya Kouki, Tomita Masanori
Abstract excerpt
Replication errors influence mutations, and thus, lifetime cancer risk can be explained by the number of stem-cell divisions. Additionally, mutagens also affect cancer risk, for instance, high-dose radiation exposure increases lifetime cancer risk. However, the influence of low-dose radiation exposure is still unclear because this influence, if any, is very slight. We can assess the minimal influence of the...
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