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Micronuclei frequency and percent of chromosome breaks increases significantly in adults whose thymus glands were irradiated in infancy and after irradiation of cancer patients.
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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by a grant, No. CA-14876, from the National Cancer Institute. Rita Giuliano gave valuable technical assistance.
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Reddy, M.M., Goh, K.O. & Hempelmann, L.H. Induction of micronuclei in PHA-stimulated human lymphocyte cultures by therapeutic radiation. Experientia 36, 343–344 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952316
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