Antioxidant defence-related genetic variants are not associated with higher risk of secondary thyroid cancer after treatment of malignancy in childhood or adolescence
Thyroid cancer is one of the most common secondary cancers after treatment of malignancy in childhood or adolescence. Thyroid gland is very sensitive to the carcinogenic effect of ionizing radiation, especially in children. Imbalance between pro- and anti-oxidant factors may play a role in thyroid c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-03-01
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| Series: | Radiology and Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/raon.2016.50.issue-1/raon-2015-0026/raon-2015-0026.xml?format=INT |