Genotoxic carcinogens

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Genotoxic carcinogens: cancer-causing substances that cause mutations, chromosomal damage or other kind of damage to the genetic material in cells. They are thus able to transform a normal cell to a cancer cell (see Mutagenicity).[1]

References

  1. Tuomisto, Vartiainen, Tuomisto: Dioxin synopsis. Report / National Institute for Health and Welfare, ISSN 1798-0089 ; 14/2011 [1]