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Book Summary
Genotoxic carcinogens can lead to DNA mutations with the potential to cause
cancer. Typically, a series of mutation events are needed before malignancy
occurs so a single, small exposure may not result in disease. Also, cells have
an armoury of defence mechanisms which, to a degree, counter the effects of
mutagens. Distinguishing the point at which exposure to a carcinogen increases
mutation rates beyond the background level is challenging. In fact, there is now
general agreement that, for genotoxic carcinogens, no specific threshold can be
identified. However, NOAELs (No Observed Adverse Effect Levels) may be used in
the process of establishing a dose-response relationship. These denote the
ISBN-13
9781849731775
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Publishing Date
2012-05-04
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
334
The Cellular Response To The Genotoxic Insult: The Question Of Threshold For Genotoxic Carcinogens
Genotoxic carcinogens can lead to DNA mutations with the potential to cause
cancer. Typically, a series of mutation events are needed before malignancy
occurs so a single, small exposure may not result in disease. Also, cells have
an armoury of defence mechanisms which, to a degree, counter the effects of
mutagens. Distinguishing the point at which exposure to a carcinogen increases
mutation rates beyond the background level is challenging. In fact, there is now
general agreement that, for genotoxic carcinogens, no specific threshold can be
identified. However, NOAELs (No Observed Adverse Effect Levels) may be used in
the process of establishing a dose-response relationship. These denote the