The distribution of chromosome damage, non-reciprocal translocations and clonal aberrations in lymphocytes from Chernobyl clean-up workers

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 439, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-85

  Johnson, Kirby L ^a,b,c   Nath, Joginder ^a   Pluth, Janice M ^b   Tucker, James D ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Chromosome translocation; Clone; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CLONE CELLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWER PLANTS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; UKRAINE;

EID: 0033514498     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00177-6     Document Type: Article

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