Potentially functional variants of autophagy‐related genes are associated with the efficacy and toxicity of radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Abstract Background Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the major invasive malignant neoplasms of head and neck, while radiotherapy is the primary therapy for NPC. Genetic variants could affect the efficacy and toxicities of radiotherapy in NPC patients. Methods In the current study, we aimed t...

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Main Authors: Zhiguang Yang, Zhaoyu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1030