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Cytogenetic investigation of subjects professionally exposed to radiofrequency radiation
Maes A, Van Gorp U, Verschaeve L · 2006
View Original AbstractWorkers with elevated radiofrequency exposure showed no genetic damage in blood cells, suggesting typical daily RF exposure levels may not cause detectable DNA changes.
Plain English Summary
Belgian researchers tested whether radiofrequency radiation from mobile phone infrastructure causes genetic damage in workers with higher-than-average occupational exposure. Using three different laboratory tests to examine DNA damage in blood cells, they found no evidence that RF radiation caused genetic changes or made cells more vulnerable to chemical damage. This suggests that even workers with elevated RF exposure levels don't show detectable genetic effects in their blood cells.
Study Details
We investigated cytogenetic effects in peripheral blood lymphocytes from subjects who were professionally exposed to mobile phone electromagnetic fields in an attempt to demonstrate possible RFR-induced genetic effects. These subjects can be considered well suited for this purpose as their RFR exposure is 'normal' though rather high, and definitely higher than that of the 'general population'.
The alkaline comet assay, sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and chromosome aberration tests revealed n...
No cooperative action was found between the electromagnetic field exposure and the mutagen using either the comet assay or SCE test.
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@article{a_2006_cytogenetic_investigation_of_subjects_3219,
author = {Maes A and Van Gorp U and Verschaeve L},
title = {Cytogenetic investigation of subjects professionally exposed to radiofrequency radiation},
year = {2006},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16481348/},
}