Radiation Risk Prediction and Genetics: The Influence of the TP53 Gene

Risk prediction and dose limits for human radiation exposure are based on the assumption that risk is proportional to total dose. However, there is concern about the appropriateness of those limits for people who may be genetically cancer prone. The TP53 gene product functions in regulatory pathways...

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Main Author: R. E. J. Mitchel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-10-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.003.04.007