Publications by authors named "A S Balajee"
The main goal of this study is to test the utility of calyculin A induced G2-PCC assay as a biodosimetry triage tool for assessing a wide range of low and acute high radiation dose exposures of photons. Towards this initiative, chromosome aberrations induced by low and high doses of x-rays were evaluated and characterized in G2-prematurely condensed chromosomes (G2-PCCs) by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using human centromere and telomere specific PNA (peptide nucleic acid) probes. A dose dependent increase in the frequency of dicentric chromosomes was observed in the G2-PCCs up to 20 Gy of x-rays.
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- Event-based surveillance (EBS) is vital for early warning systems, and Africa CDC released its first framework in 2018 to help African countries implement it.
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of data from non-traditional sources and revealed gaps in EBS practices that needed addressing.
- To improve EBS, Africa CDC created a second edition of the framework in 2023, which includes new topics like multi-sectoral collaboration and cross-border surveillance, along with training materials to assist member states.
Radioiodine (131I) is widely used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism and as an effective ablative therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer. Radioiodine (131I) constitutes 90% of the currently used therapies in the field of nuclear medicine. Here, we report the cytogenetic findings of a long-term follow-up study of 27 years on a male patient who received two rounds of radioiodine treatment within a span of 26 months between 1992 and 1994 for his papillary thyroid cancer.
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