About the Authors

Carla S. Moller-Levet

Contributed equally to this work with: Carla S. Moller-Levet, Guy N. J. Betts

cmoller@picr.man.ac.uk

Affiliations Applied Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Cancer Research UK Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom, Translational Radiobiology Group, School of Cancer and Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom

Guy N. J. Betts

Contributed equally to this work with: Carla S. Moller-Levet, Guy N. J. Betts

Affiliation Translational Radiobiology Group, School of Cancer and Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom

Adrian L. Harris

Affiliation Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Jarrod J. Homer

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

Catharine M. L. West

Affiliation Translational Radiobiology Group, School of Cancer and Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom

Crispin J. Miller

Affiliation Applied Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Cancer Research UK Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ALH CMLW CJM. Performed the experiments: GNJB. Analyzed the data: CSML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JJH. Wrote the paper: CSML GNJB. Devised the bioinformatics approach and carried out the exon array analysis: CSML. Organized the sample collection and preparation for exon array analysis; carried out the laboratory validation assays: GNJB. Involved in the collection of samples: JJH. Edited the paper: CMLW CJM.