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Genetic polymorphisms in detoxification and DNA repair genes and susceptibility to glycidamide-induced DNA damage.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A - 1 Jan 2012
Pingarilho Marta, Oliveira Nuno G, Martins Célia, Fernandes Ana Sofia, de Lima João Pereira, Rueff José, Gaspar Jorge Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Acrylamide (AA) is a probable human carcinogen formed in carbohydrate-rich foodstuffs upon heating. Glycidamide (GA), the AA metabolite formed by epoxidation, is considered the ultimate genotoxic agent. In this study, the in vitro genotoxic potential of AA and GA in human whole blood leukocytes was compared using the alkaline comet assay. Although AA did not induce significant DNA damage in the concentrations...
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