Search Results - "Ballardin, Michela"
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Validation of micronuclei frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes as early cancer risk biomarker in a nested case-control study
Published in Mutation Research-Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis (01-03-2008)“…Aim of this work was to assess the predictive value of micronuclei (MN) frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) for the risk of cancer death in…”
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Sister chromatid exchange and micronucleus frequency in human lymphocytes of 1,650 subjects in an Italian population: II. Contribution of sex, age, and lifestyle
Published in Environmental and molecular mutagenesis (1998)“…Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and micronuclei (MN) analysis was carried out on 1,650 healthy individuals living in Pisa and in two nearby small cities,…”
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Formation of micronuclei and of clastogenic factor(s) in patients receiving therapeutic doses of iodine-131
Published in Mutation research (15-02-2002)“…The micronucleus (MN) assay in peripheral blood lymphocytes was applied to assess the genotoxic potential of a single dose of iodine-131 ( 131 I ) given to six…”
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Non-thermal effects of 2.45 GHz microwaves on spindle assembly, mitotic cells and viability of Chinese hamster V-79 cells
Published in Mutation research (01-11-2011)“…The production of mitotic spindle disturbances and activation of the apoptosis pathway in V79 Chinese hamster cells by continuous 2.45 GHz microwaves exposure…”
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The effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on genotoxic damage in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma receiving thyroid remnant ablation with iodine-131
Published in Thyroid (New York, N.Y.) (01-03-2012)“…Radioiodine ((131)I) therapy is usually performed in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Although (131)I is generally considered safe, genotoxic…”
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Is the genotoxic effect of magnetic resonance negligible? Low persistence of micronucleus frequency in lymphocytes of individuals after cardiac scan
Published in Mutation research (14-10-2008)“…Magnetic resonance imaging is a diagnostic technique widely used in medicine and showing a growing impact in cardiology. Biological effects associated to…”
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Association between Frequency of Chromosomal Aberrations and Cancer Risk Is Not Influenced by Genetic Polymorphisms in GSTM1 and GSTT1
Published in Environmental health perspectives (01-02-2009)“…Background: The frequency of chromosomal aberrations (CA) in peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy individuals has been associated with cancer risk. It is…”
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Individual responsiveness to induction of micronuclei in human lymphocytes after exposure in vitro to 1800-MHz microwave radiation
Published in Mutation research (04-04-2005)“…The widespread application of microwaves is of great concern in view of possible consequences for human health. Many in vitro studies have been carried out to…”
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Induction of chromatid-type aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of hospital workers exposed to very low doses of radiation
Published in Mutation research (10-01-2007)“…Radiological personnel represent workers exposed to low cumulative doses of radiation. As their surveillance is generally based on physical dosimetry, there is…”
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In Vitro Mutagenicity Studies of the Antiretrovirals AZT, Didanosine, and 3TC and a Plant Antiviral Extract Secomet-V Derived from the Trifollium Species
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-11-2005)“…The plant extract Secomet‐V has previously been shown by Kotwal et al. to have potent antiviral activity. It was tested for mutagenecity with the Ames gene…”
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Analysis of chromosome damage in circulating lymphocytes of radiological workers affected by thyroid nodules
Published in Mutation research (14-07-2006)“…The aim of our study was to assess whether or not thyroid nodularity in combination with occupational exposure to low levels of ionising radiation would be…”
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Chromosome aberrations in lymphocytes and clastogenic factors in plasma detected in Belarus children 10 years after Chernobyl accident
Published in Mutation research (13-12-1999)“…In 1996, 10 years after Chernobyl accident, a cytogenetic analysis was carried out to assess whether chromosome aberrant cells (CA) were still detectable in…”
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Cytogenetic damage in lymphocytes of healthy and thyroid tumor-affected children from the Gomel region (Belarus)
Published in Mutation research (31-08-1998)“…During 1994, 19 thyroid tumor-affected children and 17 healthy children from the Gomel region, one of the areas most polluted by the Chernobyl fallout, were…”
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