Elevated chromosome translocation frequencies in New Zealand nuclear test veterans

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-87

  Wahab, M A ^a   Nickless, E M ^a   Najar M'Kacher, R ^b   Parmentier, C ^b   Podd, J V ^a   Rowland, R E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VETERAN;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CYTOGENETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 44949262078     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000125832     Document Type: Article

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