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Chromosome analysis was carried out on peripheral blood lymphocytes from 12 women at 0, 1, and 4 weeks. Two women were also consecutively sampled for 2 years. The mean rate for chromatid breaks was 3.0% range 0–13 and for gaps 8.7% range 2–21.
The intra-individual fluctuations were as great as the inter-individual variations. The increases in the aberration yield could not be correlated with the phase of the menstrual cycle, the mitotic index or with any clinically manifest infection.
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Hartley-Asp, B. (1984). Variations in Mitotic Index and Chromosomal Aberration Rates in Women. In: de Serres, F.J., Pero, R.W. (eds) Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population. Environmental Science Research, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2765-3_12
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