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Cytogenetic effects of exposure to 2.3 GHz radiofrequency radiation on human lymphocytes in vitro.
Hansteen IL, Clausen KO, Haugan V, Svendsen M, Svendsen MV, Eriksen JG, Skiaker R, Hauger E, Lågeide L, Vistnes AI, Kure EH. · 2009
View Original AbstractThis lab study found no chromosome damage in immune cells exposed to cell phone-level RF radiation for one complete cell cycle.
Plain English Summary
Norwegian researchers exposed human immune cells (lymphocytes) to 2.3 GHz radiofrequency radiation - similar to what cell phones emit - for an entire cell cycle to see if it would damage DNA or chromosomes. They found no statistically significant genetic damage compared to unexposed cells, even when they added a known DNA-damaging chemical to make cells more vulnerable. This suggests that RF radiation at levels used by mobile devices may not directly break chromosomes in immune cells under these laboratory conditions.
Study Details
The aim was to test if exposure used in mobile phones and wireless network technologies would induce DNA damage in cultured human lymphocytes with and without a known clastogen.
Lymphocytes from six donors were exposed to 2.3 GHz, 10 W/m(2) continuous waves, or 2.3 GHz, 10 W/m(...
No statistically significant differences were observed between control and exposed cultures. A weak ...
Exposure during the whole cell cycle in inhibited cultures did not resulted in significant differences in chromosomal aberrations as compared to controls.
Show BibTeX
@article{il_2009_cytogenetic_effects_of_exposure_3065,
author = {Hansteen IL and Clausen KO and Haugan V and Svendsen M and Svendsen MV and Eriksen JG and Skiaker R and Hauger E and Lågeide L and Vistnes AI and Kure EH.},
title = {Cytogenetic effects of exposure to 2.3 GHz radiofrequency radiation on human lymphocytes in vitro.},
year = {2009},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20032374/},
}