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Micronuclei in humans induced by exposure to low level of ionizing radiation: influence of polymorphisms in DNA repair genes.
Mutation research - 15 Feb 2005
Angelini Sabrina, Kumar Rajiv, Carbone Fabio, Maffei Francesca, Forti Giorgio Cantelli, Violante Francesco Saverio, Lodi Vittorio, Curti Stefania, Hemminki Kari, Hrelia Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the risks deriving from protracted exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation has remarkable societal importance in view of the large number of work settings in which sources of IR are encountered. To address this question, we studied the frequency of micronuclei (MN), which is an indicator of DNA damage, in a population exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation and in matched controls. In both...
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