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Chromosomal Instability in Amniocytes From Fetuses of Mothers Who Smoke
8 Mar 2005
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CONTEXT: Tobacco increases the risk of systemic diseases, and it has adverse effects on pregnancy. However, only indirect data have been published on a possible genotoxic effect on pregnancy in humans. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether maternal smoking has a genotoxic effect on amniotic cells, expressed as an increased chromosomal instability, and to analyze whether any chromosomal regions are especially affected...
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