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Glycophorin A mutant frequency in radiation workers at the nuclear power plants and a hospital.
Mutation research - 25 Apr 2002
Ha Mina, Yoo Keun Young, Cho Soo Hun
Abstract excerpt
We studied to assess the validity of the glycophorin A (GPA) mutant assay as a biological marker of the cumulative effects of chronic low doses of ionizing radiation. In 144 nuclear power plants workers and 32 hospital workers, information on confounding factors, such as age and cigarette smoking, was obtained through a self-administered questionnaire. The information on physical exposure doses was obtained from...
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