SynthesisPloS one2018
Candidate gene biodosimetry markers of exposure to external ionizing radiation in human blood: A systematic review.
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- Genome-wide transcriptomic response of whole blood to radiation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Routine CT Diagnostics Cause Dose-Dependent Gene Expression Changes in Peripheral Blood Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Modeling the Effects of Protracted Cosmic Radiation in a Human Organ-on-Chip Platform.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Microfluidic measurement of intracellular mRNA with a molecular beacon probe towards point-of-care radiation triage.Sensors & diagnostics · 2024Article
- DNA damage and repair in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparative Analysis of miRNA Expression after Whole-Body Irradiation Across Three Strains of Mice.Radiation research · 2023Article
- The DNA damage response to radiological imaging: from ROS and γH2AX foci induction to gene expression responses in vivo.Radiation and environmental biophysics · 2023Article
- Longitudinal multi-omic changes in the transcriptome and proteome of peripheral blood cells after a 4 Gy total body radiation dose to Rhesus macaques.BMC genomics · 2023Article
- Development of a machine learning framework for radiation biomarker discovery and absorbed dose prediction.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Transcriptomics for radiation biodosimetry: progress and challenges.International journal of radiation biology · 2023Review
- A Review of Radiation-Induced Alterations of Multi-Omic Profiles, Radiation Injury Biomarkers, and Countermeasures.Radiation research · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeTo compile a list of genes that have been reported to be affected by external ionizing radiation (IR) and to assess their performance as candidate biomarkers for individual human radiation dosimetry.
methodsEligible studies were identified through extensive searches of the online databases from 1978 to 2017. Original English-language publications of microarray studies assessing radiation-induced changes in gene expression levels in human blood after external IR were included. Genes identified in at least half of the selected studies were retained for bio-statistical analysis in order to evaluate their diagnostic ability.
results24 studies met the criteria and were included in this study. Radiation-induced expression of 10,170 unique genes was identified and the 31 genes that have been identified in at least 50% of studies (12/24 studies) were selected for diagnostic power analysis. Twenty-seven genes showed a significant Spearman's correlation with radiation dose. Individually, TNFSF4, FDXR, MYC, ZMAT3 and GADD45A provided the best discrimination of radiation dose < 2 Gy and dose ≥ 2 Gy according to according to their maximized Youden's index (0.67, 0.55, 0.55, 0.55 and 0.53 respectively). Moreover, 12 combinations of three genes display an area under the Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) curve (AUC) = 1 reinforcing the concept of biomarker combinations instead of looking for an ideal and unique biomarker.
conclusionGene expression is a promising approach for radiation dosimetry assessment. A list of robust candidate biomarkers has been identified from analysis of the studies published to date, confirming for example the potential of well-known genes such as FDXR and TNFSF4 or highlighting other promising gene such as ZMAT3. However, heterogeneity in protocols and analysis methods will require additional studies to confirm these results.
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