Linked Life Data

6485148

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/6485148

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of chromosome gain and loss and chromosomal aberrations has been measured in 48-h lymphocyte cultures of divers and control subjects as part of an overall research program to identify possible long-term health hazards associated with commercial diving. When the two diving groups, air divers (n = 77) and helium-oxygen divers (n = 76), are compared with two control groups, oil rig workers (n = 75) and nonoil industry controls (n = 52), 3.9% (6 out of 153) had an unusually high number of structural aberrations in a small portion of the dividing lymphocytes. Similar damage was not found in controls. The remaining 147 divers had a similar low incidence of chromosomal aberrations to the two control groups. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are not known, but several aspects of diving can effectively be ruled out. These are: direct effects of pressure, breathing mixture, radiographic exposure, and viral infection. The causative agent must be acting locally on lymphocytes after their last maturation division. Further studies are continuing on this topic in an effort to identify the causative factor or factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0093-5387
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
193-204
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Chromosome aberrations in divers.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.