NBS1 I171V variant underlies individual differences in chromosomal radiosensitivity within human populations

Abstract Genetic information is protected against a variety of genotoxins including ionizing radiation (IR) through the DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair machinery. Genome-wide association studies and clinical sequencing of cancer patients have suggested that a number of variants in the DNA DSB r...

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Main Authors: Keita Tomioka, Tatsuo Miyamoto, Silvia Natsuko Akutsu, Hiromi Yanagihara, Kazumasa Fujita, Ekaterina Royba, Hiroshi Tauchi, Takashi Yamamoto, Iemasa Koh, Eiji Hirata, Yoshiki Kudo, Masao Kobayashi, Satoshi Okada, Shinya Matsuura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98673-7