Irradiation selects for p53-deficient hematopoietic progenitors.

Identification and characterization of mutations that drive cancer evolution constitute a major focus of cancer research. Consequently, dominant paradigms attribute the tumorigenic effects of carcinogens in general and ionizing radiation in particular to their direct mutagenic action on genetic loci...

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Main Authors: Andriy Marusyk, Christopher C Porter, Vadym Zaberezhnyy, James DeGregori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2830447?pdf=render