Increased oxidative DNA damage in mononuclear leukocytes in vitiligo

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 556, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 101-106

  Giovannelli, Lisa ^a   Bellandi, Serena ^a   Pitozzi, Vanessa ^a   Fabbri, Paolo ^a   Dolara, Piero ^a   Moretti, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Oxidative DNA damage; Oxidative stress; Peripheral blood leukocytes; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BASE; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITILIGO;

EID: 5644243344     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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