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Cyst fluids aspirated from patients presenting with palpable cysts of the breast were analysed for mutagenic activity, as determined by the Ames test. Of the 439 women studied, 9.6% had mutagen-positive fluids. There was no obvious relationship between the presence of mutagen-positive fluids and clinical or epidemiological details of the women from which they were obtained. Pxeliminary characterisation of the mutagenic activity suggested that the responsible agents have diverse chemical properties.
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Scott, W.N., Miller, W.R. Mutagens in human breast cyst fluid. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 117, 254–258 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625434
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625434