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Interaction between cadmium and aromatic DNA adducts in hprt mutagenesis during foetal development.
Mutagenesis - 1 May 2005
Godschalk Roger, Hogervorst Janneke, Albering Harma, Mercelina-Roumans Patricia, van Schooten Frederik-Jan, de Haan Jelte, Kleinjans Jos
Abstract excerpt
The foetus is exposed to multiple xenobiotics through the mother's circulation and this is possibly involved in the development of diseases in later life. Heavy metals and lipophilic genotoxins in umbilical cord blood of newborns may have synergistic effects on mutagenesis in the hypoxanthine-phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) reporter gene. Concentrations of zinc (Zn), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) were determined in...
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