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Glycophorin A somatic cell mutation frequencies in residents of Tibet at high altitudes.
Health physics - 1 Oct 1997
Jensen R H, Zhang S, Wang Z, Wang W, Boice J
Abstract excerpt
Since cosmic radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere surrounding the Earth, people who live at high altitude receive significantly larger amounts of cosmic radiation exposure than do those who live at low altitude. The glycophorin A-based somatic mutation assay was performed on 36 blood samples from two populations of Tibet inhabitants to determine whether residents at high altitude (4,300 m) accumulate more...
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