Mutational signatures of ionizing radiation in second malignancies
Ionizing radiation may induce irreparable DNA damage leading to cancer. Here, the authors identify a specific signature of mutations arising in patients exposed to ionizing radiation and suggest that radiation-induced tumorigenesis is associated with higher rates of genome-wide deletions and balance...
Main Authors: | Sam Behjati, Gunes Gundem, David C. Wedge, Nicola D. Roberts, Patrick S. Tarpey, Susanna L. Cooke, Peter Van Loo, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Manasa Ramakrishna, Helen Davies, Serena Nik-Zainal, Claire Hardy, Calli Latimer, Keiran M. Raine, Lucy Stebbings, Andy Menzies, David Jones, Rebecca Shepherd, Adam P. Butler, Jon W. Teague, Mette Jorgensen, Bhavisha Khatri, Nischalan Pillay, Adam Shlien, P. Andrew Futreal, Christophe Badie, ICGC Prostate Group, Ultan McDermott, G. Steven Bova, Andrea L. Richardson, Adrienne M. Flanagan, Michael R. Stratton, Peter J. Campbell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12605 |
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