Epigenic modifications associated with low benzene exposure;Modificazioni epigenetiche nell'esposizione a basse dosi di benzene

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 263-267

  Fustinoni, Silvia ^a   Bollati, Valentina ^a   Bertazzi, Pier Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; DNA methylation; Mitocondrial DNA copy number; Telomere shortening

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; MALE;

BENZENE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84885648244     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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