Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Primary DNA Damage in Human Blood Lymphocytes Exposed In Vitro to 2450 MHz Radiofrequency Radiation.
Vijayalaxmi, Leal BZ, Szilagyi M, Prihoda TJ, Meltz ML, · 2000
View Original AbstractThis study found no DNA damage in human blood cells exposed to microwave-frequency radiation at levels similar to cell phone use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed human blood cells to 2450 MHz radiofrequency radiation (the same frequency used in microwave ovens and some WiFi) for 2 hours to see if it would damage DNA. They found no evidence of DNA damage - the cells looked identical to unexposed cells, while cells exposed to ionizing radiation showed clear damage. This suggests that RF radiation at these levels doesn't break DNA strands in human immune cells.
Study Details
The aim of this study is to investigate Primary DNA Damage in Human Blood Lymphocytes Exposed In Vitro to 2450 MHz Radiofrequency Radiation.
Human peripheral blood samples collected from three healthy human volunteers were exposed in vitro t...
At either time, the data indicated no significant differences between RF-radiation- and sham-exposed...
The conclusions were similar for each of the three different comet assay slide-processing schedules examined. In contrast, the response of lymphocytes exposed to ionizing radiation was significantly different from RF-radiation- and sham-exposed cells. Thus, under the experimental conditions tested, there is no evidence for induction of DNA single-strand breaks and alkali-labile lesions in human blood lymphocytes exposed in vitro to pulsed-wave 2450 MHz radiofrequency radiation, either immediately or at 4 h after exposure.
Show BibTeX
@article{vijayalaxmi_2000_primary_dna_damage_in_3468,
author = {Vijayalaxmi and Leal BZ and Szilagyi M and Prihoda TJ and Meltz ML and},
title = {Primary DNA Damage in Human Blood Lymphocytes Exposed In Vitro to 2450 MHz Radiofrequency Radiation.},
year = {2000},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10761010/},
}