Do persons living near a uranium processing site have evidence of increased somatic cell gene mutations? A first study.

doi:10.1016/0165-1161(95)90053-5

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Do persons living near a uranium processing site have evidence of increased somatic cell gene mutations? A first study.

Mutation research - 1 Oct 1995

Wones R, Radack K, Martin V, Mandell K, Pinney S, Buncher R

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The objective of this study was to examine if individuals living near a uranium processing site have greater mutagenic damage, as measured by three mutagenicity assays, compared with subjects unexposed to any nuclear facilities. The design was a cross-sectional exploratory analysis of 112 subject...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Female
Glycophorins
Humans
Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase
Male
Micronucleus Tests
Middle Aged
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutation
Ohio
Radiation Dosage
Radioactive Waste
Uranium

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PMID: 7477048
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1161(95)90053-5

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