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Cytogenetic analysis of blood lymphocytes from X-ray radiographers

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Cytogenetic analysis was performed on blood lymphocytes from 46 healthy radiographers exposed to an annual dose of X-rays below the Maximum Permissible Occupational Limit (MPOL 5 rem/year) for a period ranging from 6 months to 26 years. Total chromosomal aberrations including dicentric and ring forms was 10.18%, which was significantly higher (P< 0.01) than that (1.17%) of 50 healthy unexposed individuals (controls). A significant increase in the frequency of SCEs in cells from radiographers (11.2 ±0.9 SCE/cell) was noticed as compared with the controls (6.9 ± 0.2 SCE/cell). There was a significant difference in lymphocyte proliferation between the two groups. These results indicate the importance of monitoring the health status of radiation workers.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, P.O. Box 765, Baghdad, Iraq

    E. K. Shubber

  2. Department of Immunology, Al-Rashid Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq

    A. W. AL-Shaikhly

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Shubber, E.K., AL-Shaikhly, A.W. Cytogenetic analysis of blood lymphocytes from X-ray radiographers. Int Arch Occup Environ Heath 61, 385–389 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00381029

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