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Oxidative stress and glutathione S-transferase genetic polymorphisms in medical staff professionally exposed to ionizing radiation.
International journal of radiation biology - 1 Jul 2017
Doukali Hajer, Ben Salah Ghada, Hamdaoui Latifa, Hajjaji Mounira, Tabebi Mouna, Ammar-Keskes Leila, Masmoudi Mohamed-Elarbi, Kamoun Hassen
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Ionizing radiation (IR) is considered as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in medicine. However, chronic occupational exposure of medical staff to IR may affect the antioxidant status and, as a result, DNA damage and cancers as well. The objective of our study was to evaluate the oxidative stress profile caused by IR in 29 Tunisian medical staff from radiology and radiotherapy departments, and to find an...
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