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Year:
2002
| Volume: 10
| Issue: 1
| Pages: 35-36
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Short Report |
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MICRONUCLEUS LEVEL IN EXFOLIATED BUCCAL MUCOSA CELLS OF CANCER PATIENTS
Armen K. NERSESYAN, Nina S. VARDAZARYAN, Ani L. GEVORGYAN, Rouben M. ARUTYUNYAN |
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Micronucleus levels in exfoliated buccal mucosa cells of patients with primary breast, lung, cervix uteri cancer, and patients with Hodgkin's disease were studied (n=59). Significantly increased number of micronuclei in cells of cancer patients was observed compared with healthy persons (n=45). The evaluation of micronuclei number in buccal mucosa cells shows genomic instability in somatic cells of humans. |
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Key words:
Micronucleus tests; Mouth Mucosa; Neoplasms |
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