Chromosome translocations detected by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)-a useful tool in population monitoring?

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 96-97, Issue , 1998, Pages 189-194

  Pressl, Susanne ^a   Stephan, Günther ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background level of stable translocations; Fluorescence in situ hybridisation; Persistence of translocations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 18744433989     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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