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An Overview of Approaches for Genetic Monitoring of Humans

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Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population

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The subject of monitoring human populations for mutation has been much discussed in recent years and, I am pleased to say, some progress has been made in developing techniques and in implementing programs. Both the techniques and the programs are still very limited, and this review must still give more attention to possibilities than to existing programs.

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Sutton, H.E. (1984). An Overview of Approaches for Genetic Monitoring of Humans. 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_3

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