The immunohistochemical expression of DNA-PKcs and Ku (p70/p80) in head and neck cancers: relationships with radiosensitivity

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1005-1010

  Björk Eriksson, Thomas ^a   West, Catharine ^b   Nilsson, Anders ^c   Magnusson, Bengt ^d   Svensson, Marie ^a   Karlsson, Ewa ^a   Slevin, Nicholas ^b   Lewensohn, Rolf ^c   Mercke, Claes ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DNA PK; Head and neck cancers; Ku; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0344287188     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00268-0     Document Type: Article

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