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A Review and Evaluation of Human Genetic Bioassay Data for Some Known or Suspected Human Carcinogens

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The purpose of this paper is to review and to evaluate a subset of the data base described by Waters et al.1 This data subset deals specifically with the application of genetic bioassays utilizing human cells, tissues, and body fluids, to 13 of the 24 known or suspected human carcinogens cited in the larger data base.

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  1. Genetic Toxicology Division, Health Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, USA

    Michael D. Waters & Barry E. Howard

  2. Environmental Sciences, Northrop Services, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA

    Neil E. Garrett & H. Frank Stack

  3. Genetics Curriculum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Christine M. Covone-de Serres

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Waters, M.D., Garrett, N.E., Covone-de Serres, C.M., Howard, B.E., Stack, H.F. (1983). A Review and Evaluation of Human Genetic Bioassay Data for Some Known or Suspected Human Carcinogens. In: Castellani, A. (eds) The Use of Human Cells for the Evaluation of Risk from Physical and Chemical Agents. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1117-2_26

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