Chromosome translocations: A biomarker for retrospective biodosimetry

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1997, Pages 1433-1436

  Lucas, Joe N ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome translocation; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Ionizing radiation; Macaca mulatta; Stability of translocations

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MACACA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031459085     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s61433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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