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An investigation of mutation as a function of age in humans.
Mutation research - 1 Aug 1994
King C M, Gillespie E S, McKenna P G, Barnett Y A
Abstract excerpt
An accumulation of mutations on their own or together with other age-related changes may contribute to aging and the development of age-related pathologies. The aim of this investigation was to assess the extent of DNA mutations as a function of age in humans. The mutant frequency (MF) at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl-transferase (hgprt) locus was assessed in lymphocytes isolated from male volunteers in...
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