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Effect of mobile phones on micronucleus frequency in human exfoliated oral mucosal cells.

No Effects Found

Ros-Llor I, Sanchez-Siles M, Camacho-Alonso F, Lopez-Jornet P · 2012

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Mobile phone users showed no DNA damage in mouth cells on their phone-holding side versus the opposite side.

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Researchers examined DNA damage in mouth cells from 50 mobile phone users by comparing cells from the side of the face where they held their phone versus the opposite side. They found no differences in genetic damage markers (called micronuclei) between the phone side and non-phone side, regardless of how long people had been using mobile phones. This suggests that typical mobile phone use may not cause detectable DNA damage in oral tissues.

Study Details

In the last two decades, the use of mobile phones has increased enormously all over the world. The controversy regarding whether radiofrequency (RF) fields exert effects upon biological systems is a concern for the general population. An evaluation is made of DNA damage and cytokinetic defects, proliferative potential, and cell death because of RF radiation emitted by mobile phones in healthy young users.

This cohort study was carried out in 50 Caucasian mobile phone users. We collected two cell samples ...

No statistically significant changes were recorded in relation to age, gender, body mass index, or s...

No genotoxic effects because of RF exposure were observed in relation to any of the study parameters.

Cite This Study
Ros-Llor I, Sanchez-Siles M, Camacho-Alonso F, Lopez-Jornet P (2012). Effect of mobile phones on micronucleus frequency in human exfoliated oral mucosal cells. Oral Dis.18(8):786-792, 2012.
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@article{i_2012_effect_of_mobile_phones_3336,
  author = {Ros-Llor I and Sanchez-Siles M and Camacho-Alonso F and Lopez-Jornet P},
  title = {Effect of mobile phones on micronucleus frequency in human exfoliated oral mucosal cells.},
  year = {2012},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22681456/},
}
PubMed: 22681456

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Quick Questions About This Study

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A study tracking mobile phone users found no correlation between duration of phone use and DNA damage in oral cells. Researchers measured micronucleus frequency in mouth tissue and detected no significant genetic damage regardless of how many years participants used phones.
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