During almost 40 years of use, the micronucleus assay (MN) has become one of the most
popular methods to assess genotoxicity of different chemical and physical factors, including …

The human buccal micronucleus cytome assay (BMCyt) is one of the most widely used
techniques to measure genetic damage in human population studies. Reducing protocol …

Metals occur naturally in the earth's crust, and their contents in the environment can vary
between different regions resulting in spatial variations of background concentrations. The …

Procedures for risk assessment of chemical mixtures, combined and cumulative exposures
are under development, but the scientific database needs considerable expansion. In …

Abstract The International Human Micronucleus (HUMN) Project (www. humn. org) was
founded in 1997 to coordinate worldwide research efforts aimed at using micronucleus (MN) …

The micronucleus assay in uncultured exfoliated buccal mucosa cells, involving minimally
invasive sampling, was successfully applied to evaluate inhalation and local exposure to …

Formaldehyde (FA) is a high-volume production chemical manufactured worldwide to which
many people are exposed to both environmentally and occupationally. FA was recently …

Auto-immune diseases (AUD) are characterized by an immune response to antigenic
components of the host itself. The etiology of AUD is not well understood. The available …

This article concerns the use of the lymphocyte cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN)
assay in biomonitoring of occupational and environmental exposures to genotoxic agents …

During coal mining activities, large quantities of coal dust, ashes, polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and metals are released into the environment. This complex mixture presents …