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Mutagenesis of xeroderma pigmentosum fibroblasts by acrolein.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Curren R D, Yang L L, Conklin P M, Grafstrom R C, Harris C C
Abstract excerpt
Acrolein, a short-chain aldehyde encountered as a component of tobacco smoke and as a ubiquitous environmental contaminant, was tested for its toxic and mutagenic effects toward human fibroblast cells. We found that human cells characterized by a deficiency in DNA repair (cells from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) patients) were much more sensitive (D37 approximately equal to 0.25 microM) to the cytotoxic effects of...
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