title: Monitoring the occupational exposure to mutagens by the cytogenetic analysis of human peripheral lymphocytes in vivo.
abstract: Cytogenetic analysis of peripheral lymphocytes of workers occupationally exposed to mutagens appears to be a routinely acceptable technique to recommend as a biological indicator of genetic damage to somatic cells due to an overexposure to chemicals in the workplace. A scheme is suggested of genetic risk estimates in workers on the background of cytogenetically detected levels of aberrant cells.
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity*; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D009153:Mutagens