International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 1 , Pages 212-219 , January 2010

Distinct Signaling Pathways After Higher or Lower Doses of Radiation in Three Closely Related Human Lymphoblast Cell Lines

  • Tzu-Pin Lu, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Liang-Chuan Lai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Research Center for Medical Excellence, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Be-I. Lin, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Research Center for Medical Excellence, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Li-Han Chen, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Research Center for Medical Excellence, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Tzu-Hung Hsiao, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Research Center for Medical Excellence, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Howard L. Liber, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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  • John A. Cook, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • James B. Mitchell, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Mong-Hsun Tsai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Research Center for Medical Excellence, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Mong-Hsun Tsai
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  • Eric Y. Chuang, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Eric Y. Chuang

Received 15 May 2009 ,Revised 6 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 August 2009.

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 Supported by 95R0066-BM01-01 and 97R0066-08 from National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC; NSC 95-2314-B-002-112-MY3, NSC 97-2627-B-002-009 and NSC 98-2314-b-002-065-MY3 from National Science Council, Taiwan, ROC; DOH96-TD-G-111-014 from Department of Health, Taiwan, ROC.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)02957-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.015

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 1 , Pages 212-219 , January 2010

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