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In vitro studies of the genotoxicity of ionizing radiation in human G(0) T lymphocytes.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Dec 2005
O'Neill Patrick, Nicklas Janice, Hirsch Betsy, Jostes Rick, Hunter Timothy, Sullivan Linda, Albertini Richard
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In an effort to mimic human in vivo exposures to ionizing irradiation, G(0) phase T lymphocytes from human peripheral blood samples were utilized for in vitro studies of the genotoxic effects of (137)Cs low-LET irradiation and (222)Rn high-LET irradiation. Both types of radiation induced mutations in the HPRT gene in a dose-dependent manner, with a mutant frequency (MF) = 4.28 + 1.34x + 7.51x(2) for (137)Cs (R(2)...
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