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Aneuploidy studies in human cells exposed in vitro to GSM-900 MHz radiofrequency radiation using FISH.
Bourthoumieu S, Terro F, Leveque P, Collin A, Joubert V, Yardin C. · 2011
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation up to 4 W/kg showed no chromosome damage in lab cells, though this tests only one type of genetic effect.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed human cells to GSM-900 MHz cell phone radiation for 24 hours at various power levels to see if it caused aneuploidy (abnormal chromosome numbers that can lead to genetic disorders). They found no significant changes in chromosome structure even at the highest exposure level of 4 W/kg. This suggests that cell phone radiation at these levels does not cause this particular type of genetic damage in laboratory conditions.
Study Details
The objective of this study was then to investigate whether the exposure to RF (radiofrequency) radiation similar to that emitted by mobile phones of a second generation standard, i.e., Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) may induce aneuploidy in cultured human cells.
The potential induction of genomic instability by GSM-900 MHz radiofrequency (GSM-900) was investiga...
No significant change in the rate of aneuploidy of chromosomes 11 and 17 was found following exposur...
Our study did not show any in vitro aneuploidogenic effect of GSM using FISH and is not in agreement with the results of previous research.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2011_aneuploidy_studies_in_human_2960,
author = {Bourthoumieu S and Terro F and Leveque P and Collin A and Joubert V and Yardin C.},
title = {Aneuploidy studies in human cells exposed in vitro to GSM-900 MHz radiofrequency radiation using FISH.},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.3109/09553002.2011.542543},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09553002.2011.542543},
}