Radiosensitive melanoma cell line with mutation of the gene for ataxia telangiectasia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-14

  Ramsay, J ^a,b   Birrell, G ^a,b   Baumann, K ^a   Bodero, A ^b   Parsons, P ^b   Lavin, M ^b  

^a Queensland Radium Institute   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ataxia telangiectasia; ATM gene; Melanoma; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SOMATIC MUTATION; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0031985615     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.2     Document Type: Article

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