Code
31508008
Duration
01 January 2008 → 31 December 2010
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Microbiology
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Medical and health sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Medical systems biology
- Microbiology
- Laboratory medicine
- Medical systems biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular and cell biology
- Public health care
- Public health sciences
- Public health services
- Laboratory medicine
- Medical systems biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular and cell biology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
Keywords
mutation
breast cancer
SNP
chromosomal radiosensitivity
DNA repair genes
biomarker
RNAinterference
Project description
The aim of this project is: - identification of mutations in DNA double strand break repair genes, that result in a radiosensitive phenotype and are linked to breast cancer predisposition - the development of useful predictive biomarkers to evaluate the individual breast cancer risk in a healthy female population.