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Abstract
To date, there has been little experimental knowledge on the genetic risks of human exposure to ionising radiation for humans. Recent data suggest that hypervariable tandem repeat minisatellite loci provide a useful and sensitive experimental approach for monitoring radiation-induced germline mutation in humans. Here, I review the results of studies on minisatellite mutation rates in human populations exposed to radioactive fallout after the Chernobyl accident and nuclear weapon tests in Kazakhstan.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14644346 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2003.05.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mutat Res ISSN: 0027-5107 Impact factor: 2.433