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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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Micronuclei assay of exfoliated oral buccal cells: Means to assess the nuclear abnormalities in different diseases
Bina Kashyap1, Padala Sridhar Reddy2
1 Department of Oral Pathology, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Bina Kashyap
Staff Quarters, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Faizabad Road, Near Chinhut, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.98968
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The micronuclei assay (MA) in exfoliated buccal cells is an innovative genotoxicity technique, which holds promise for the study of epithelial carcinogens. Micronuclei are suitable internal dosimeters for revealing tissue-specific genotoxic damage in individuals exposed to carcinogenic mixtures. This article reviews the MN assay with respect to oral buccal mucosa, which has been used since the 1980s to demonstrate cytogenetic effects of environmental and occupational exposures, lifestyle factors, dietary deficiencies, and different diseases along with the characteristics of micronuclei and other nuclear abnormalities. |
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