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Fig. 5 | Radiation Oncology

Fig. 5

From: An ionising radiation-induced specific transcriptional signature of inflammation-associated genes in whole blood from radiotherapy patients: a pilot study

Fig. 5

mRNA expression levels of IL7 and CD40LG in blood from radiotherapy patients analysed by nCounter analysis (a, c) and RT-qPCR (b, d). Blood samples from 20 patients, comprising those with endometrial, breast, lung, prostate, oesophageal and colon cancer, were analysed. Blood was collected at four time points: before the start of the treatment, at 24 h after the first fraction, before 5th–6th fraction and before the last fraction. Individual data points are shown for all patients, together with the mean ± SD (each patient is represented with a different symbol). Each cancer group was color coded. Statistical analyses were performed in log-transformed data. *Significantly different from the control (before treatment) (paired t test, P ≤ 0.05). RU, relative units

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Radiation Oncology

ISSN: 1748-717X

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