Radiation-induced genomic instability: A paradigm-breaking phenomenon and its relevance to environmentally induced cancer

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 454, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 89-109

  Baverstock, Keith ^a  

^a WHO Regional Office for Europe   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attractor; Cancer; Dynamical genome; Genomic instability; Radiation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CANCER; DNA DAMAGE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034613840     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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