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Susceptibility to the cytogenetic effects of dichloromethane is related to the glutathione S-transferase theta phenotype.
Toxicology letters - 15 Dec 2010
Olvera-Bello Alejandra E, Estrada-Muñiz Elizabet, Elizondo Guillermo, Vega Libia
Abstract excerpt
The carcinogenicity of dichloromethane (DCM) has been demonstrated by mutagenicity studies using bacteria and yeasts and using animal bioassays. Epidemiological studies indicate that exposure to DCM increases the incidences of liver and pancreas cancers. In the present study, we determine whether DCM generates DNA damage in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and whether that process depends on...
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