Refining the evidence for GSTA1 and eNOS genetic effects on risk of radiotherapy-induced telangiectasia

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2973-2974

  Giotopoulos, George ^a   Armstrong, Christine ^a   Osman, Ahmed ^b   Peat, Irene ^b   Symonds, R Paul ^a   Talbot, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE A1;

BREAST CANCER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TELANGIECTASIA; TISSUE INJURY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TELANGIECTASIS; VASODILATION;

EID: 57349101840     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23854     Document Type: Letter

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