INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES IN BENZOQUINONE-MEDIATED DNA DAMAGE AND RECOMBINATION IN FETAL HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS

Benzene is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant and a known human leukemogen. Early-life exposure to environmental carcinogens, including benzene, may lead to genomic instability in the fetus, ultimately leading to an increased risk for the development of childhood cancers including leukemia. It is...

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Main Author: MacDonald, Katharine Dawn Dawson
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5940