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Hereditary minisatellite mutations among the offspring of Estonian Chernobyl cleanup workers.
Radiation research - 1 May 2003
Kiuru Anne, Auvinen Anssi, Luokkamäki Mikko, Makkonen Kaisa, Veidebaum Toomas, Tekkel Mare, Rahu Mati, Hakulinen Timo, Servomaa Kristina, Rytömaa Tapio, Mustonen Riitta
Abstract excerpt
A single accidental event such as the fallout released from the Chernobyl reactor in 1986 can expose millions of people to non-natural environmental radiation. Ionizing radiation increases the frequency of germline mutations in experimental studies, but the genetic effects of radiation in humans remain largely undefined. To evaluate the hereditary effects of low radiation doses, we compared the minisatellite...
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