Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
DNA Damage in human leukocytes after acute in vitro exposure to a 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency field.
McNamee JP, Bellier PV, Gajda GB, Lavallee BF, Lemay EP, Marro L, Thansandote A. · 2002
View Original AbstractThis study found no DNA damage from 2-hour exposure to cell phone-type radiation, even at levels 5 times higher than typical phone limits.
Plain English Summary
Canadian researchers exposed human white blood cells to 1.9 GHz radiofrequency radiation (similar to cell phone signals) for 2 hours at various power levels up to 10 W/kg. They found no evidence of DNA damage using two different laboratory tests that measure genetic harm. This suggests that short-term exposure to this type of RF radiation at these levels does not break DNA strands in immune cells.
Study Details
The aim of the study is to observe DNA Damage in human leukocytes after acute in vitro exposure to a 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency field.
Blood cultures from human volunteers were exposed to an acute 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency...
When compared to the sham-treated controls, no evidence of increased primary DNA damage was detected...
These results do not support the hypothesis that acute, nonthermalizing 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated RF-field exposure causes DNA damage in cultured human leukocytes.
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@article{jp_2002_dna_damage_in_human_2923,
author = {McNamee JP and Bellier PV and Gajda GB and Lavallee BF and Lemay EP and Marro L and Thansandote A.},
title = {DNA Damage in human leukocytes after acute in vitro exposure to a 1.9 GHz pulse-modulated radiofrequency field.},
year = {2002},
url = {https://meridian.allenpress.com/radiation-research/article-abstract/158/4/534/331903/DNA-Damage-in-Human-Leukocytes-after-Acute-In},
}