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Sister chromatid exchanges in protein-energy malnutrition

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The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges in children suffering from severe protein-energy malnutrition was investigated by the fluorescent-plus-Giemsa method. Children suffering from kwashiorkor had significantly higher mean SCEs per circulating lymphocyte than did normal children. A small but statistically significant decrease in these levels was observed following nutritional rehabilitation.

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  1. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania (P.O.), 500 007, Hyderabad, A.P., India

    P. Balakrishna Murthy, P. Bhaskaram & S. G. Srikantia

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Murthy, P.B., Bhaskaram, P. & Srikantia, S.G. Sister chromatid exchanges in protein-energy malnutrition. Hum Genet 55, 405–406 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00290225

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