Genomic instability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on hemodialysis

Genomic instability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on hemodialysis

OBJECTIVE: A previous study by our research group evaluated the levels of DNA damage using the comet assay in hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The same blood samples were also evaluated using the cytochalasin B micronucleus assay. A comparison of the results of the two assays is...

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Main Authors: Roberta Passos Palazzo, Pamela Brambilla Bagatini, Patrícia Brandt Schefer, Fabiana Michelsen de Andrade, Sharbel Weidner Maluf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Diabetes Mellitus, type 2
Micronucleus tests
Comet assay
Genomic instability
Renal dialysis
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