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11027976

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
Spontaneous baseline frequencies of micronuclei in mono-, bi- and poly-nucleated lymphocytes were analyzed, using the cytokinesis-block technique, in 103 subjects living in a residential suburb (Genova-Nervi), and in 203 subjects living in an urban industrialized area near a metallurgical plant and a coke factory (Genova-Cornigliano). Statistical analysis showed that the average frequency of micronucleated binucleated lymphocytes (MnBNL) was significantly higher (1.42-fold) in donors of Nervi than in donors of Cornigliano living in a contaminated environment. In contrast, the average frequency of micronucleated polynucleated lymphocytes (MnPNL) was significantly higher (1.66-fold) in donors of Cornigliano than in donors of Nervi. The existence in the whole population examined of a positive correlation between frequency of MnBNL and frequency of MnPNL and the absence of a positive correlation between frequency of bi- and poly-nucleated lymphocytes and frequency of MnPNL suggest that the formation of MnPNL is a consequence of genetic damage and not of mitotic errors arising during the division of bi- and poly-nucleated cells. In agreement with previous findings the frequency of MnBNL increased with age and was significantly higher in females than in males; unexpectedly it was higher in non-smokers/non-drinkers than in smokers/drinkers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
470
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of micronuclei frequencies in mono-, bi- and poly-nucleated lymphocytes from subjects of a residential suburb and subjects living near a metallurgical plant.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 2, I-16132, Genoa, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't