Radiation-induced genomic instability in haemopoietic cells.

doi:10.1080/095530098140943

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Radiation-induced genomic instability in haemopoietic cells.

International journal of radiation biology - 1 Dec 1998

Wright E G

Abstract excerpt

PURPOSE: To review studies of radiation-induced genomic instability in haemopoietic cells. MAJOR FINDINGS: Studies have demonstrated a high frequency of non-clonal, cytogenetic abnormalities in the clonal descendants of alpha-particle-irradiated (approximately one track per cell) primary murine a...

Topics

Alpha Particles
Animals
Apoptosis
Chromosomes
Clone Cells
Genes
Hematopoiesis
Humans
Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase
Mice
Mutation
Oxidative Stress
Radiation, Ionizing
Stem Cells

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