DETECTION OF CHROMOSOME-SPECIFIC ANEUSOMY AND TRANSLOCATION BY BENZENE METABOLITES IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES USING FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION WITH DNA PROBES FOR CHROMOSOMES 5, 7, 8, AND 21

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