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Small de novo CNVs as biomarkers of parental exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation of caesium-137.
Scientific reports - 12 Apr 2018
Costa Emília Oliveira Alves, Pinto Irene Plaza, Gonçalves Macks Wendhell, da Silva Juliana Ferreira, Oliveira Lorraynne Guimarães, da Cruz Alex Silva, Silva Daniela de Melo E, da Silva Cláudio Carlos, Pereira Rinaldo Wellerson, da Cruz Aparecido Divino
Abstract excerpt
The radiological accident in Goiania in 1987 caused a trail of human contamination, animal, plant and environmental by a radionuclide. Exposure to ionizing radiation results in different types of DNA lesions. The mutagenic effects of ionizing radiation on the germline are special concern because they can endures for several generations, leading to an increase in the rate of mutations in children of irradiated...
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