Chromosomal radiosensitivity in breast cancer patients: Influence of age of onset of the disease

Oncology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 347-353

  Baeyens, Ans ^a   Van Den Broecke, Rudy ^b   Makar, Amin ^c   Thierens, Hubert ^a   De Ridder, Leo ^a   Vral, Anne ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chromosomal radiosensitivity; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; FEMALE; G2 PHASE; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 16244418744     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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