Cytogenetic damage in mobile phone users: preliminary data.
Gandhi G, Singh P. · 2005
View Original AbstractMobile phone users showed increased DNA damage in blood and cheek cells, indicating genetic harm from everyday device use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers examined cellular damage in mobile phone users by analyzing two types of cells: lymphocytes (white blood cells) from blood samples and cells from inside the cheek. They found increased genetic damage in both cell types among mobile phone users, including more cells with damaged DNA structures (micronuclei) and abnormal chromosome changes that indicate the body's genetic material is being harmed.
Why This Matters
This study adds to the growing body of evidence showing that mobile phone radiation can damage our DNA at the cellular level. What makes this research particularly significant is that it examined real-world mobile phone users rather than laboratory conditions, looking at actual genetic damage in living human cells. The findings of increased micronuclei and chromosomal aberrations are red flags because these are established markers of DNA damage that can potentially lead to cancer and other health problems. While this 2005 study lacks specific exposure details, it represents an important early warning about the biological effects of mobile phone use. The reality is that mobile phone radiation levels haven't decreased since then, and our exposure has only intensified with smartphones and constant connectivity. You don't have to panic, but you should take these cellular-level effects seriously when making decisions about your technology use.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The aim of the present study hence was to detect any cytogenetic damage in mobile phone users by analysing short term peripheral lymphocytes cultures for chromosomal aberrations and the buccal mucosal cells for micronuclei (aneugenicity and clastogenicity).
The results revealed increased number of micronucleated buccal cells and cytological abnormalities i...
Show BibTeX
@article{g_2005_cytogenetic_damage_in_mobile_2096,
author = {Gandhi G and Singh P.},
title = {Cytogenetic damage in mobile phone users: preliminary data.},
year = {2005},
url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228363530_Cytogenetic_Damage_in_Mobile_Phone_Users_Preliminary_Data},
}