Chromosomal aberrations: Formation, identification and distribution

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 504, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 17-36

  Obe, G ^a   Pfeiffer, P ^a   Savage, J R K ^b   Johannes, C ^a   Goedecke, W ^a   Jeppesen, P ^b   Natarajan, A T ^c   Martinez Lopez W ^d,e   Folle, G A ^d   Drets, M E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATID; CHROMATID EXCHANGE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERPHASE; KARYOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; TELOMERE;

EID: 18444388265     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(02)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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