Significance of micronucleus in cervical intraepithelial lesions and carcinoma

Background: The micronuclei (MNi) test on exfoliated cells has been successfully used to screen population groups at risk for cancers of oral cavity, urinary bladder, cervix and esophagus. Their frequency appears to increase in carcinogen-exposed tissues long before any clinical symptoms are evident...

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Main Authors: B N Gayathri, R Kalyani, A Hemalatha, B Vasavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=4;spage=236;epage=240;aulast=Gayathri