OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between polymorphisms in the p53 pathway genes and chromosomal damage in vinyl chloride (VC)-exposed workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cytokinesis block micronucleus test was performed in 310 VC-exposed workers and 149 non-exposed workers to determine chromosomal damage. The polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism technique...

Application of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) as a non-invasive and accurate imaging procedure has been widely used in recent years. Meanwhile, the biological effects of magnetic fields of several tesla (T) and high energy radiofrequency (RF) is not fully known yet. Because of controversy over this issue, the present research has been carried out in order to verify the effects of...

background helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is recognized as the causative agent of peptic and duodenal ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma, and low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (malt) lymphoma . in the present study, we investigate the genotoxic damage of lysates of h. pylori in human b lymphocytes. materials and methodsâ  human b lymphocytes were treated with 0, 10, 20, and 30 âµg/ l of ...

Most carcinomas present some form of chromosome instability in combination with spindle defects. Numerical instability is likely caused by spindle aberrations, but the origin of breaks and translocations remains elusive. To determine whether one mechanism can bring about both types of instability, we studied the relationship between DNA damage and spindle defects. Although lacking apparent repa...

application of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (nmri) as a non-invasive and accurate imaging procedure has been widely used in recent years. meanwhile, the biological effects of magnetic fields of several tesla (t) and high energy radiofrequency (rf) is not fully known yet. because of controversy over this issue, the present research has been carried out in order to verify the effects of mag...

Background: Rapidly increasing possibilities of exposure to environmental extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) have become a topic of worldwide investigation. Epidemiological and laboratory studies suggest that exposure to ELF-EMF may increase cancer risk therefore assessment of chromosomal damage in various cell lines might be of predictive value for future risk es...