Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Mobile phone radiofrequency exposure has no effect on DNA double strand breaks (DSB) in human lymphocytes.
Danese E, Lippi G, Buonocore R, Benati M, Bovo C, Bonaguri C, Salvagno GL, Brocco G, Roggenbuck D, Montagnana M. · 2017
View Original AbstractShort 30-minute mobile phone exposures showed no DNA damage in lab tests, but this doesn't address long-term cumulative effects.
Plain English Summary
Italian researchers exposed blood samples from 14 healthy volunteers to 900 MHz radiofrequency radiation from a commercial mobile phone for 30 minutes, then examined the cells for DNA damage markers called gamma-H2AX foci. They found no significant increase in DNA breaks or genetic damage compared to unexposed blood samples. This suggests that short-term mobile phone radiation exposure at typical frequencies may not cause immediate detectable DNA damage in human immune cells.
Study Details
This study was aimed to investigate the potential genotoxic effect of mobile phone radiofrequency exposure on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro.
The study population consisted in 14 healthy volunteers. After collection of two whole blood samples...
No measure of γ-H2AX foci was significantly influenced by mobile phone RF exposure, nor mobile phone...
The results of this experimental study demonstrate that exposure of human lymphocytes to a conventional 900 MHz RF emitted by a commercial mobile phone for 30 min does not significantly impact DNA integrity.
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@article{e_2017_mobile_phone_radiofrequency_exposure_2992,
author = {Danese E and Lippi G and Buonocore R and Benati M and Bovo C and Bonaguri C and Salvagno GL and Brocco G and Roggenbuck D and Montagnana M.},
title = {Mobile phone radiofrequency exposure has no effect on DNA double strand breaks (DSB) in human lymphocytes.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515807/},
}