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Natural radioactivity and human mitochondrial DNA mutations.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Oct 2002

Forster Lucy, Forster Peter, Lutz-Bonengel Sabine, Willkomm Horst, Brinkmann Bernd

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Radioactivity is known to induce tumors, chromosome lesions, and minisatellite length mutations, but its effects on the DNA sequence have not previously been studied. A coastal peninsula in Kerala (India) contains the world's highest level of natural radioactivity in a densely populated area, offering an opportunity to characterize radiation-associated DNA mutations. We sampled 248 pedigrees (988 individuals) in...

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PMID: 12370437
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.202400499
PMCID: PMC129803

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