The HUman MicroNucleus project on eXfoLiated buccal cells (HUMN XL): The role of life-style, host factors, occupational exposures, health status, and assay protocol

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 728, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 88-97

  Bonassi, Stefano ^a   Coskun, Erdem ^a,b   Ceppi, Marcello ^c   Lando, Cecilia ^c   Bolognesi, Claudia ^c   Burgaz, Sema ^b   Holland, Nina ^d   Kirsh Volders, Micheline ^e   Knasmueller, Siegfried ^f   Zeiger, Errol ^g   Carnesoltas, Deyanira ^h   Cavallo, Delia ⁱ   da Silva, Juliana ^j   de Andrade, Vanessa M ^k   Demircigil, Gonca Cakmak ^b   Odio, Aníbal Domínguez ^l   Donmez Altuntas, Hamiyet ^m   Gattas, Gilka ⁿ   Giri, Ashok ^o   Giri, Sarbani ^p   Gómez Meda, Belinda ^q   Gómez Arroyo, Sandra ^r   Hadjidekova, Valeria ^s   Haveric, Anja ^t   Kamboj, Mala ^u   Kurteshi, Kemajl ^v   Martino Roth, Maria Grazia ^w   Montoya, Regina Montero ^r   Nersesyan, Armen ^f,x   Pastor Benito, Susana ^y   Salvadori, Daisy Maria Favero ^z   Shaposhnikova, Alina ^aa   Stopper, Helga ^ab   Thomas, Philip ^ac   Torres Bugarín, Olivia ^ad   Yadav, Abhay Singh ^ae   González, Guillermo Zúñiga ^af   Fenech, Michael ^ac   more..

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g Errol Zeiger Consulting   (United States)

^h INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ONCOLOGÍA Y RADIOBIOLOGÍA   (Cuba)

ⁱ ISPESL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^k UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^l Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones de la Caña de Azúcar   (Cuba)

^m ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^o INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^p ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^q UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^r UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^s National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^t UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^u Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital   (India)

^v UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

^w FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^x National Center of Oncology   (Armenia)

^y UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^z SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^aa KEMEROVO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^ac CSIRO   (Australia)

^ad UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^ae KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^af INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

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Author keywords

Assay standardization; Buccal micronucleus cytome assay (BMCyt); Exfoliated cell; Genetic instability; Molecular epidemiology; Pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

HOST FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSAY; BUCCAL MICRONUCLEUS CYTOME ASSAY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHEEK; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; STAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; CHEEK; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80053592718     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: 13882139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2011.06.005     Document Type: Review

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