Micronuclei levels in peripheral blood lymphocytes as a potential biomarker for pancreatic cancer risk

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-215

  Chang, Ping ^a   Li, Yanan ^a   Li, Donghui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PANCREAS CANCER; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 79251574364     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: 14602180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgq247     Document Type: Article

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