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Micronucleus frequency in buccal mucosa cells of mobile phone users.
Hintzsche H, Stopper H. · 2010
View Original AbstractMobile phone use up to 3+ hours weekly showed no detectable DNA damage in mouth cells, though modern usage far exceeds these levels.
Plain English Summary
Researchers examined cells from the inside of the mouth (buccal mucosa) in 131 people to see if mobile phone use causes DNA damage by looking for micronuclei, which are fragments that indicate genetic harm. They compared non-users, light users (3 hours per week or less), and heavier users (more than 3 hours weekly) and found no significant increase in DNA damage markers. This suggests that typical mobile phone use may not cause detectable genetic damage in mouth cells.
Study Details
This study investigated the effect of mobile phone use on genomic instability of the human oral cavity's mucosa cells.
131 Individuals donated buccal mucosa cells extracted by slightly scraping the oral cavity with a co...
13 Individuals did not use mobile phones at all, 85 reported using the mobile phone for three hours ...
Mobile phone use did not lead to a significantly increased frequency of micronuclei.
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2010_micronucleus_frequency_in_buccal_3083,
author = {Hintzsche H and Stopper H.},
title = {Micronucleus frequency in buccal mucosa cells of mobile phone users.},
year = {2010},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20036721/},
}