Radiation-induced alternative transcription and splicing events and their applicability to practical biodosimetry

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Macaeva, Ellina ^a,b   Saeys, Yvan ^b,c   Tabury, Kevin ^a   Janssen, Ann ^a   Michaux, Arlette ^a   Benotmane, Mohammed A ^a   De Vos, Winnok H ^b,d   Baatout, Sarah ^b   Quintens, Roel ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MONONUCLEAR CELL; RADIATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA SPLICING; X RAY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA SPLICING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTOME; X-RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954548890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep19251     Document Type: Article

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