Somatic mutations at the glycophorin A (GPA) locus measured in red cells of Chernobyl liquidators who immigrated to Israel.

doi:10.1289/ehp.97105s61451

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Somatic mutations at the glycophorin A (GPA) locus measured in red cells of Chernobyl liquidators who immigrated to Israel.

Environmental health perspectives - 1 Dec 1997

Wishkerman V Y, Quastel M R, Douvdevani A, Goldsmith J R

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Glycophorin A (GPA) assays for human erythrocytes with gene expression loss and duplication phenotypes (NO, NN) were carried out on 15 Chernobyl clean-up workers (liquidators) who immigrated to Israel within the preceding 5 years, 19 local Israeli controls, and 14 Russian (nonliquidator) immigran...

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Adult
Erythrocytes
Female
Glycophorins
Humans
Israel
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Occupational Exposure
Power Plants
Radioactive Hazard Release
Ukraine

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