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Mutagen sensitivity of human lymphoblastoid cells with a BRCA1 mutation in comparison to ataxia telangiectasia heterozygote cells.
Cytogenetics and cell genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Speit G, Trenz K, Schütz P, Bendix R, Dörk T
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Our previous results indicated a close relationship between the presence of a BRCA1 mutation in lymphocytes and hypersensitivity for the induction of micronuclei by gamma irradiation and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). Comparative investigations with the comet assay (single-cell gel electrophoresis) suggested a normal rate of damage removal and pointed to a disturbed fidelity of DNA repair as a direct or indirect...
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