Environmental exposure to benzene, micronucleus formation and polymorphisms in DNA-repair genes: A pilot study

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 743, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 99-104

  Angelini, Sabrina ^a   Maffei, Francesca ^a   Bermejo, Justo Lorenzo ^b   Ravegnini, Gloria ^a   L'Insalata, Domenica ^a   Cantelli Forti, Giorgio ^a   Violante, Francesco Saverio ^c   Hrelia, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; DNA repair; Genetic polymorphisms; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

APEX1 PROTEIN; BENZENE; HOGG1 PROTEIN; NIBRIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM GROUP D PROTEIN; XRCC1 PROTEIN; XRCC3 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC WARDEN; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BENZENE; DNA REPAIR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857446539     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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