Heterogeneity of Chromosome Damage in β-thalassaemia Traits. An Evaluation of Spontaneous and γ-ray-induced Micronuclei and Chromosome Aberrations in Lymphocytes in Vitro after G₀ and G₂ Phase Irradiation

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