Persistence of Breakage in Specific Chromosome Bands 6 Years after Acute Exposure to Oil.

BACKGROUND:The identification of breakpoints involved in chromosomal damage could help to detect genes involved in genetic disorders, most notably cancer. Until now, only one published study, carried out by our group, has identified chromosome bands affected by exposure to oil from an oil spill. In...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Francés, Kristin Hildur, Joan Albert Barberà, Gema Rodríguez-Trigo, Jan-Paul Zock, Jesús Giraldo, Gemma Monyarch, Emma Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Fernanda de Castro Reis, Ana Souto, Federico P Gómez, Francisco Pozo-Rodríguez, Cristina Templado, Carme Fuster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4969035?pdf=render