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Benzene exposure, glutathione S-transferase theta homozygous deletion, and sister chromatid exchanges.
American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Feb 1998
Xu X, Wiencke J K, Niu T, Wang M, Watanabe H, Kelsey K T, Christiani D C
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Recent studies have shown a strong positive correlation between chromosomal aberrations and future cancer risk. Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) has been widely applied in monitoring early biological effects to assess human genetic risk of cancer at the population level. We studied 45 Chinese workers (23 in the painting workshop of a glass factory with occupational exposure to benzene, and 22 fitters and planers...
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