Induction and decline of HPRT mutants and deletions following a low dose radiation exposure at Chernobyl

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 499, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-187

  Thomas, Cynthia B ^a   Nelson, David O ^a   Pleshanov, Pavel ^b   Jones, Irene M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b N N BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Deletion; HPRT; Human; Mutation; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOPHORIN A; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL MUTANT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GENE DELETION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOMATIC MUTATION; TIME; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADULT; CLONE CELLS; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; LYMPHOCYTES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POWER PLANTS; RUSSIA;

EID: 0037138468     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(01)00272-X     Document Type: Article

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