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Mutant frequency at the HPRT locus in peripheral blood T-lymphocytes of atomic bomb survivors.
Mutation research - 1 Jul 1995
Hirai Y, Kusunoki Y, Kyoizumi S, Awa A A, Pawel D J, Nakamura N, Akiyama M
Abstract excerpt
The mutant frequency at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase locus in peripheral blood lymphocytes was measured for 254 atomic bomb survivors (171 exposed and 83 control survivors) by a colony assay using recombinant human interleukin-2. Weak but significant effects were detected for atomic bomb radiation dose and smoking status at the time of examination but not for age and sex. However, the slope...
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