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ArticleArchives of toxicology2025

Alignment between Duplex Sequencing and transgenic rodent mutation assay data in the assessment of in vivo NDMA-induced mutagenesis.

Anne L Ashford, Daniela Nachmanson, John W Wills, Jacob E Higgins, Thomas H Smith, Kevin C Vavra, Farah A Dahalan, Jonathan Howe, Joanne M Elloway, Jesse J Salk and 2 more

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Article in Archives of toxicology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Complex versus simpleScience advances · 2026
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  9. Detection of mutations: from Ames test to duplex sequencing.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Anne L Ashford *Safety Innovation, Safety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK. anne.ashford@astrazeneca.com.ORCID 0009-0008-5465-5455
Daniela Nachmanson *TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9792-379X
John W WillsSystems Toxicology and Data, GSK Research & Development, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4347-5394
Jacob E HigginsTwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4984-5456
Thomas H SmithTwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8798-7228
Kevin C VavraTwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8723-0401
Farah A DahalanSafety Innovation, Safety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4215-0715
Jonathan HoweGenetic & Investigative Toxicology, GSK Research & Development, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-5204-3544
Joanne M EllowaySafety Innovation, Safety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1857-5887
Jesse J SalkTwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7804-0550
Ann DohertySafety Innovation, Safety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0009-0001-8156-6422
Anthony M LynchGenetic & Investigative Toxicology, GSK Research & Development, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1533-7664

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nitrosamine N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a mutagen and rodent carcinogen that has been identified as a process impurity in some commercially available medicines, leading to market withdrawals and new impurity control measures. Error-corrected DNA sequencing techniques, such as Duplex Sequencing (DS), have error rates low enough to revolutionise genetic toxicology testing by directly measuring in vivo mutagenesis within days of exposure. Here, DS was performed on liver samples from an OECD-compliant, Transgenic Rodent Gene Mutation Assay (TGR) conducted under GLP standards. Muta™Mouse specimens were orally dosed with NDMA using either a repeat-dose 28-day regimen (0.02-4 mg/kg(bw)/day) or single bolus doses of either 5 or 10 mg/kg(bw) administered on day 1. Dose-dependent increases in mutation frequency were detected by DS in liver, enabling a No-Observed Genotoxic Effect Level (NOGEL) of 0.07 mg/kg(bw)/day to be determined, supported by mechanistic analyses of trinucleotide mutation spectra. Benchmark dose (BMD) modelling determined similar BMD

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CarcinogensDimethylnitrosamineMutagenesisMutagensSequence Analysis, DNAAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDose-Response Relationship, DrugLiverMaleMiceMutagenicity TestsMutationNo-Observed-Adverse-Effect LevelRatsCarcinogensDimethylnitrosamineMutagensBenchmark doseError-corrected sequencingGenetic toxicologyNitrosamineNon-clinical safety

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PMID40676325
PMCPMC12454481

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