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Association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene deletions with susceptibility to DNA damage in the pesticide-exposed workers of Punjab.
Rejuvenation research - 1 Jan 2000
Abhishek S, Kaur N, Kaur S, Lata M, Sharma J K, Sharma A
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The main aim of this study was to evaluate genotoxic effects of pesticides in association with glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphism. To achieve this aim, DNA damage and the genotypes of the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes were studied from blood lymphocytes of pesticide-exposed and unexposed (control) agricultural workers of the Punjab region of northwestern India. The blood samples were collected from 40 exposed...
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