Article
Use of the glycophorin A human mutation assay to study workers exposed to styrene.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Mar 1993
Compton-Quintana P J, Jensen R H, Bigbee W L, Grant S G, Langlois R G, Smith M T, Rappaport S M
Abstract excerpt
The glycophorin A (GPA) assay is a human mutation assay that is potentially useful for large epidemiological studies. The assay is rapid and requires a minimal amount of blood, which can be stored before analysis. The data presented here were collected from workers exposed to styrene in a boat ma...
Topics
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Glycophorins
- Humans
- Mutagenicity Tests
- Occupational Exposure
- Styrene
- Styrenes