Fibroblasts from Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) and AT Heterozygotes Show an Enhanced Level of Residual DNA Double-strand Breaks after Low Dose-rate γ-irradiation as Assayed by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis

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