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Effects on micronuclei formation of 60-Hz electromagnetic field exposure with ionizing radiation, hydrogen peroxide, or c-Myc overexpression.

No Effects Found

Jin YB, Kang GY, Lee JS, Choi JI, Lee JW, Hong SC, Myung SH, Lee YS · 2012

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This study found no DNA damage from 60 Hz magnetic fields at levels higher than typical household exposure.

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Korean researchers exposed mouse and human cells to 60 Hz magnetic fields (the same frequency used in electrical power systems) for 4 hours to see if this would cause DNA damage, either alone or when combined with known cancer-causing agents like radiation. They found no DNA damage from the magnetic field exposure, even when combined with other harmful substances that normally cause genetic damage.

Study Details

The principal objective of this study was to assess the effects of 60 Hz magnetic fields in a normal cell line system, and particularly in combination with various external factors, via micronucleus (MN) assays.

Mouse embryonic fibroblast NIH3T3 cells and human lung fibroblast WI-38 cells were exposed for 4 h t...

The results obtained showed no significant differences between the cells exposed to ELF-MF alone and...

Our results demonstrate that ELF-MF did not enhance MN frequency by IR, H(2)O(2) and c-Myc activation.

Cite This Study
Jin YB, Kang GY, Lee JS, Choi JI, Lee JW, Hong SC, Myung SH, Lee YS (2012). Effects on micronuclei formation of 60-Hz electromagnetic field exposure with ionizing radiation, hydrogen peroxide, or c-Myc overexpression. Int J Radiat Biol. 88(4):374-80, 2012.
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@article{yb_2012_effects_on_micronuclei_formation_2850,
  author = {Jin YB and Kang GY and Lee JS and Choi JI and Lee JW and Hong SC and Myung SH and Lee YS},
  title = {Effects on micronuclei formation of 60-Hz electromagnetic field exposure with ionizing radiation, hydrogen peroxide, or c-Myc overexpression.},
  year = {2012},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22191540/},
}

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Korean researchers exposed mouse and human cells to 60 Hz magnetic fields (the same frequency used in electrical power systems) for 4 hours to see if this would cause DNA damage, either alone or when combined with known cancer-causing agents like radiation. They found no DNA damage from the magnetic field exposure, even when combined with other harmful substances that normally cause genetic damage.