Genotoxic Effect in Autoimmune Diseases Evaluated by the Micronucleus Test Assay: Our Experience and Literature Review

Autoimmune diseases (AD) are classified into organ-specific, systemic, and mixed; all forms of AD share a high risk for cancer development. In AD a destructive immune response induced by autoreactive lymphocytes is started and continues with the production of autoantibodies against different targets...

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Main Authors: Olivia Torres-Bugarín, Nicole Macriz Romero, María Luisa Ramos Ibarra, Aurelio Flores-García, Penélope Valdez Aburto, María Guadalupe Zavala-Cerna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/194031

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