Computer analysis of mFISH chromosome aberration data uncovers an excess of very complicated metaphases

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1103-1115

  Vazquez, M ^a   Greulich Bode, K M ^b,c   Arsuaga, J ^a   Cornforth, M N ^e   Bruckner M ^b   Sachs, R K ^a   Hlatky, L ^d   Molls, M ^b   Hahnfeldt, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; METAPHASE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; METAPHASE; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036904932     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000210166354     Document Type: Article

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