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Genetic Variants in MTHFR Gene Predict ≥ 2 Radiation Pneumonitis in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Thoracic Radiotherapy

Reactive oxygen species (ROS), formed as an indirect production of radiotherapy (RT), could cause DNA damage of normal tissues. Meanwhile, our body possesses the ability to restore the damage by DNA repair pathways. The imbalance between the two systems could finally result in radiation injury. Ther...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Yang, Li, Zongjuan, Zhang, Jian, Li, Hongsheng, Qiao, Yumei, Huang, Chengsuo, Li, Baosheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5207662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28046029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169147