Article
Somatic-cell mutations as a possible predictor of cancer risk.
Health physics - 1 May 1995
Akiyama M, Umeki S, Kusunoki Y, Kyoizumi S, Nakamura N, Mori T, Ishikawa Y, Yamakido M, Ohama K, Kodama T
Abstract excerpt
The somatic-mutation theory of carcinogenesis has received strong scientific support from results of recent studies on tumor-suppressor genes. We anticipated that people among the high risk for cancer group, either through exposure to various ionizing radiations or by virtue of unique genotypes,...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Glycophorins
- Humans
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
- Nuclear Warfare