Unstabilized DNA breaks in lymphocytes of patients with systemic sclerosis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 258-261

  Majone, Franca ^a   Zamboni, Daniela ^a   Cozzi, Franco ^a   Montaldi, Anna ^b   Grypiotis, Panagiotis ^a   Luisetto, Roberto ^a   Favaro, Maria ^a   Tonello, Marta ^a   Ruffatti, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti centromere; Anti topoisomerase I; Digoxigenin dUTP; Micronuclei; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; DNA BREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 33646682598     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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