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A positive test indicates that the chemical is mutagenic and therefore may act as a carcinogen, since cancer is often linked to mutation.
The test serves as a quick and convenient assay to estimate the carcinogenic potential of a compound since standard carcinogen assays on rodents are time-consuming ( taking two to three years to complete ) and expensive.
The procedure is described in a series of papers from the early 1970s by Bruce Ames and his group at the University of California, Berkeley.
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