| frequencies of micronucleated lymphocytes and epstein-barr virus contamination in altai region residents living near the semipalatinsk atomic testing ground. | we assessed the frequencies of micronucleated lymphocytes in 3,036 individuals living in 16 settlements in the western part of the altai region. the majority of individuals with significantly high frequencies of micronucleated lymphocytes were detected in settlements adjacent to the semipalatinsk atomic testing ground (satg). the most considerable genome instability was found in individuals born in the period of intensive testing at the satg (1949 to 1962). moreover, we determined that the resid ... | 1998 | 9464311 |