Research article2014
COMT GENE POLYMORPHISM AND RADIATION REACTIONS OF NORMAL TISSUE IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Introduction. The COMT gene encodes for a protein involved in deactivation of genotoxic estrogen species, and the protein product encoded by the L (low activity) allele is 3–5-fold less active than its counterpart encoded by the H (high activity) allele. The a…