Buccal mucosa micronuclei counts in relation to exposure to low dose-rate radiation from the Chornobyl nuclear accident and other medical and occupational radiation exposures

• Main Authors: D. Bazyka (Author), S. C. Finch (Author), I. M. Ilienko (Author), O. Lyaskivska (Author), I. Dyagil (Author), N. Trotsiuk (Author), N. Gudzenko (Author), V. V. Chumak (Author), K. M. Walsh (Author), J. Wiemels (Author), M. P. Little (Author), L.B. Zablotska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ionizing radiation is a well-known carcinogen. Chromosome aberrations, and in particular micronuclei represent an early biological predictor of cancer risk. There are well-documented associations of micronuclei with ionizing radiation dose in some radiation-exposed groups, althou...