Molecular analysis of T-lymphocyte HPRT- mutations in individuals exposed to ionizing radiation in Goiania, Brazil

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-116

  Skandalis, Adonis ^a,d   Da Cruz, Aparecido D ^a,b,c   Curry, John ^a   Nohturfft, Axel ^a   Curado, Maria P ^b   Glickman, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Fund Leide das Neves Ferreira   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Accident; Goiania; hprt; Human T lymphocytes; Ionizing radiation; Radiological

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION RATE; POINT MUTATION; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0030963492     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1997)29:2<107::AID-EM1>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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