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. 2016 Aug 1;11(8):e0159404. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159404

Table 3. Type of spontaneous chromosome damage on the most affected bands in exposed individuals two and six years after oil spill exposure.

Chromosome Band Present P6y study
Type of chromosome damage (Participant No.)		 Previous P2y study
Type of chromosome damage (Participant No.)
2q21 chtg (E69); chsg (E78); del+ace (E49) chtg (E1); chsg (E20); t(2;8)(q21;p22) (E41); chtg (E65)
3q27 chtg (E56); chtg (E88); chsb (E88) chsg (E24); chtb (E11); chtg (E51); chsb (E72)
5q31 chtg (E74); del (E60); chtg(E24); chsg (E49); chtg (E20) chtg (E4); t(5;16)(q31;p13.1) (E36); t(5;16)(q31;p13.1) (E36); chtb (E77)
17p11.2 del (E15); del (E85); del (E49); del (E37); del (E84) chsb (E7); del (E61); del (E90)

ace, acentric; chrb, chromosome break; chrg, chromosome break; chtb, chromatid break; chtg, chromatid gap; del, deletion; fragment; t, reciprocal translocation.