| Document ID (ISN) | 58805 |
| CIS number |
92-1530 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fatma N., Jain A.K., Rahman Q. |
| Title |
Frequency of sister chromatid exchange and chromosomal aberrations in asbestos cement workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1991, Vol.48, No.2, p.103-105. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Exposure to asbestos minerals has been associated with a wide variety of adverse health effects including lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and cancer of other organs. Twenty-two workers from an asbestos cement factory and 12 controls were investigated. Controls were matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were cultured and harvested at 48h for studies of chromosomal aberrations and at 72h for SCE frequency determinations. Asbestos workers had a higher mean SCE rate and increased numbers of chromosomal aberrations. Most of the chromosomal aberrations were chromatid gap and break types. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; asbestos cement industry; chromosome changes; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cytogenetic studies; comparative study; frequency rates; analysis of chromosome aberrations |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Cement and concrete
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Asbestos
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