Microwaves from UMTS/GSM mobile phones induce long-lasting inhibition of 53BP1/γ-H2AX DNARepair foci in human lymphocytes

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-141

  Belyaev, Igor Y ^a,b,c   Markova, Eva ^a,b   Hillert, Lena ^d,e   Malmgren, Lars O G ^f   Persson, Bertil R R ^g  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f MAX IV LABORATORY   (Sweden)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chromatin; Dna double strand breaks; Dna repair foci co localization; Nucleoid; Stress response

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; HEALTH RISKS; LYMPHOCYTES; RADIATION EFFECTS; REPAIR; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM;

CHROMATIN; COLOCALIZATION; DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS; DNA REPAIR FOCUS CO-LOCALIZATION; DNA-REPAIR; HEALTHY PERSONS; HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES; NUCLEOIDS; STRESSES RESPONSE; WIDE-BAND;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED;

H2AFX PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TP53BP1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HISTONES; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 63149182158     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20445     Document Type: Article

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