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Bromate induces loss of heterozygosity in the thymidine kinase gene of L5178Y/Tk(+/-)-3.7.2C mouse lymphoma cells.
Mutation research - 9 May 2003
Harrington-Brock Karen, Collard Deborah D, Chen Tao
Abstract excerpt
Potassium bromate (KBrO(3)) induces DNA damage and tumors in mice and rats, but is a relatively weak mutagen in microbial assays and the in vitro mammalian Hprt assay. Concern that there may be a human health risk associated with bromate, a disinfectant by-product of ozonation, has accompanied the increasing use of ozonation as an alternative to chlorination for treatment of drinking water. In this study, we have...
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