Medical Toxicology

Genotoxicity

Genotoxicity describes the property of chemical compounds that damages the genetic information within a cell causing mutations, which may lead to cancer. Genotoxic molecules, researchers assay for DNA damage in cells exposed to the toxic substrates. Techniques like in vitro and in vivo Genotoxic in these tests have the ability to be human carcinogens and ultimately may induce cancer and heritable defects. genotoxicity at an early stage in Drug Discovery rather than during regulatory assessment.