Preliminary study of micronuclei levels in oral exfoliated cells from patients with periodontitis
Micronuclei (MN) are abnormal nuclear structures that arise in dividing cells due to chromosomal breakage or chromosome mis-segregation, and their evaluation in oral exfoliated cells may constitute a reliable and noninvasive, cancer biomarker method. Therefore, it is crucial to assess whether differ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Dental Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790213000020 |