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Artefactual Chromatid Aberrations in Untreated and X-ray-treated Human Lymphocytes

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RECENTLY, there has been a disquieting number of reports of observations of chromatid aberrations in human lymphocytes as a result of various treatments and conditions varying from measles to X-ray1–4. Although there has been no good reason to doubt the nature of these chromatid aberrations, neither has there been a good test of whether or not their induction could be attributed to phenomena other than the agents indicated in the various reports.

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    B. R. MIGEON & T. MERZ

  2. Department of Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health,

    B. R. MIGEON & T. MERZ

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MIGEON, B., MERZ, T. Artefactual Chromatid Aberrations in Untreated and X-ray-treated Human Lymphocytes. Nature 203, 1395–1396 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2031395a0

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