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Increased hprt mutant frequencies in Brazilian children accidentally exposed to ionizing radiation.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jan 1996
Saddi V, Curry J, Nohturfft A, Kusser W, Glickman B W
Abstract excerpt
We have examined the effects of ionizing radiation on somatic mutations in vivo, using the hprt clonal assay. The study was performed on blood samples obtained from children exposed during a radiological accident that happened in 1987, in Goiânia, Brazil. The group of children exposed to ionizing radiation includes six males and four females ranging in age from 6 to 14 years at the time of exposure. The radiation...
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