Increased circulating cell-free DNA levels and mtDNA fragments in interventional cardiologists occupationally exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 293-300

  Borghini, Andrea ^a   Mercuri, Antonella ^a   Turchi, Stefano ^a   Chiesa, Maria Rosa ^a   Piccaluga, Emanuela ^b   Andreassi, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Circulating cell free DNA; Circulating cell free mtDNA; Interventional cardiologists; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CIRCULATING CELL FREE DNA; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CORONARY CARE UNIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 84925296858     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.21917     Document Type: Article

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