Chromosomal instability-mechanisms and consequences

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 793, Issue , 2015, Pages 176-184

  Venkatesan, Shriram ^a   Natarajan, Adayapalam T ^b   Hande, M Prakash ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cellular stress; Chemical exposures; Chromosomal instability; DNA repair; Ionising radiation; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOGENETICS; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SHORT SURVEY; TELOMERE SHORTENING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DISEASES; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DISEASE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 84945461821     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2015.08.008     Document Type: Review

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