Evaluation of Cytogenetic Alterations in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy using Cytokinesis-Blocked Micronucleus Assay

Evaluation of Cytogenetic Alterations in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy using Cytokinesis-Blocked Micronucleus Assay

The effects of combined radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy in the severity of cytogenetic alterations expressed as micronucleus (MN) in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients treated for esophageal cancer was evaluated. To do this, blood was obtained from 23 and 15 esophageal cancer patients sche...

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Main Authors: Soraya Emamgholizadeh Minaei, Hossein Mozdarani, Morteza Motazakker, Mohsen Mansouri, Seyed Mahmoud R. Aghamiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Lymphocytes
Micronuclei
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5381

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