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DNA double-strand breaks and DNA recombination in benzene metabolite-induced genotoxicity.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 Apr 2012
Tung Emily W Y, Philbrook Nicola A, Macdonald Katharine D D, Winn Louise M
Abstract excerpt
In utero exposure to environmental carcinogens, including the ubiquitous pollutant benzene, may cause DNA damage in the fetus, leading to an increased risk for the development of childhood cancer. Benzene metabolite-induced DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) may undergo erroneous repair, leading to chromosomal aberrations including chromosomal inversions and translocations. In this study, fetal murine hematopoietic...
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