Association between genetic polymorphisms and carotid atherosclerosis in patients treated with radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy (RT) of the neck is commonly given to nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients for preventing cervical lymph node metastasis. However, neck RT may induce the development of carotid atherosclerosis. The mechanisms of radiation-induced carotid atherosclerosis are still unclear...

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Autores principales: Yuan, Chuang, Yip, Shea Ping, Wu, Vincent WC, Kwong, Dora LW, Cheuk, Isabella WY, Ying, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-015-0341-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-015-0341-8

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