Archives of Medical Research
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 480-483 , November 2004

DNA damage in peripheral lymphocytes of untreated breast cancer patients

  • Patricia Sánchez

      Affiliations

    • Oncological Research Unit
    • ,
  • Rubicelia Peñarroja

      Affiliations

    • Oncological Research Unit
    • ,
  • Francisco Gallegos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center S-XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico
    • ,
  • José Luis Bravo

      Affiliations

    • Institute de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
    • ,
  • Emilio Rojas

      Affiliations

    • Institute de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
    • ,
  • Luis Benítez-Bribiesca

      Affiliations

    • Oncological Research Unit
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Luis Benítez-Bribiesca, M.D., Oncological Research Unit, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center S-XXI, IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc #330, Col. Doctores, 06725 México, D.F, México, Telefax: (+52) (55) 5578-674

Received 27 August 2004 ,Accepted 30 August 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2004.11.008

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 480-483 , November 2004

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