Heritable susceptibility factors for the development of cancer

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. B, 2006, Pages

  Au, William ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemical metabolism; DNA repair; Genetic susceptibility; Polymorphic genes

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DNA; GAMMA RAYS; GENES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPAIR;

BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES; CHEMICAL METABOLISM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA SEQUENCE VARIATIONS; DNA-REPAIR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HUMAN POPULATION; POLYMORPHIC GENE; UV-LIGHT;

METABOLISM;

EID: 33749547377     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.47.B13     Document Type: Article

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