Association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene deletions with susceptibility to DNA damage in the pesticide-exposed workers of Punjab

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 281-284

  Abhishek, S ^a   Kaur, N ^a   Kaur, S ^a   Lata, M ^a   Sharma, J K ^b   Sharma, A ^b  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIA; LYMPHOCYTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952399800     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0931     Document Type: Article

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