A new mechanism for DNA alterations induced by alpha particles such as those emitted by radon and radon progeny.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on September 01, 1997

Authors

B E Lehnert1, E H Goodwin

Author Affiliations

1: Life Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico 87545, USA. lehnert@telomere.lanl.gov

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