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Use of the comet test to assess DNA damage in children with ataxia-telangiectasia and their relatives.

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2008

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Moreno Galarraga, L
Santos Pérez, J L
Ramirez-Tortosa, M C
Quiles Morales, J L
Granados Principal, S
Martínez de Victoria Muñoz, E
Ortega Martos, L

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ESMON Publicidad
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The electrophoresis of cells in alkaline medium (comet assay) is a valid technique for quantifying DNA damage in patients with ataxia-telangiectasia and their relatives.

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Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Central Nervous System Diseases::Brain Diseases::Cerebellar Diseases::Cerebellar Ataxia::Spinocerebellar Ataxias::Ataxia Telangiectasia
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Cell Cycle Proteins
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Chemistry Techniques, Analytical::Electrophoresis::Electrophoresis, Agar Gel::Comet Assay
Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Processes::DNA Damage
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::DNA-Binding Proteins
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Disease Attributes::Disease Susceptibility::Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Transferases::Phosphotransferases::Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)::Protein Kinases::Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Neoplasm Proteins::Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult

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Ataxia-telangiectasia, DNA damage, Cancer risk, Comet tes, Daño en el ADN, Riesgo de cáncer, Prueba cometa

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Moreno Galarraga L, Santos Pérez JL, Ramirez-Tortosa MC, Quiles Morales JL, Granados Principal S, Martínez de Victoria Muñoz E, et al. Use of the comet test to assess DNA damage in children with ataxia-telangiectasia and their relatives. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol . 2008; 18(2):137-8