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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 levels of various cytogenetic alterations (chromosomal aberrations, micronuclei, sister chromatid exchanges) in the same...
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