Biological consequences of formation and repair of complex DNA damage

Cancer Letters

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 90-96

  Magnander, Karin ^a   Elmroth, Kecke ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clustered damage; Complex damage; Radiation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA HISTONE H2AX; HISTONE H2AX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL BOND; CLUSTER DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA END JOINING REPAIR; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; EXCISION REPAIR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION INJURY; RECOMBINATION REPAIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84867466119     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: 18727980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.02.013     Document Type: Review

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