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Bina Kashyap1, Padala Sridhar Reddy.
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The micronuclei assay (MA) in exfoliated buccal cells is an innovative genotoxicity technique, which holds promise for the study of epithelial carcinogens. Micronuclei are suitable internal dosimeters for revealing tissue-specific genotoxic damage in individuals exposed to carcinogenic mixtures. This article reviews the MN assay with respect to oral buccal mucosa, which has been used since the 1980s to demonstrate cytogenetic effects of environmental and occupational exposures, lifestyle factors, dietary deficiencies, and different diseases along with the characteristics of micronuclei and other nuclear abnormalities.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22842359 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.98968
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Res Ther ISSN: 1998-4138 Impact factor: 1.805