Article
Aflatoxin exposure and cytogenetic alterations in individuals from the Gambia, West Africa.
Mutation research - 1 Feb 1996
Miele M, Donato F, Hall A J, Whittle H, Chapot B, Bonatti S, De Ferrari M, Artuso M, Gallerani E, Abbondandolo A, Montesano R, Wild C P
Abstract excerpt
Aflatoxin-albumin adducts in peripheral blood provide a measure of exposure to aflatoxin over the previous 2-3 months. In the present study, the levels of these adducts were determined in a group of individuals from The Gambia, West Africa and were compared in a cross-sectional study to the level...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aflatoxins
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Albumins
- Analysis of Variance
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Environmental Exposure
- Environmental Monitoring
- Female
- Gambia
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Humans