International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 5 , Pages 1592-1599 , 1 August 2009

B1 Sequence–Based Real-Time Quantitative PCR: A Sensitive Method for Direct Measurement of Mouse Plasma DNA Levels After Gamma Irradiation

Received 12 March 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 8 March 2009.

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 This research was supported by the Centers for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation program, U19-AI067733, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

 Conflict of interest: The authors acknowledge that a conflict of interest exists; Dr. Lurong Zhang and Dr. Paul Okunieff are co-owners of the technology development company DiaCarta, which owns intellectual property related to the measurement of radiation exposure using circulating DNA.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00427-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.009

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 5 , Pages 1592-1599 , 1 August 2009

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