DNA damage repair and genetic polymorphisms: Assessment of individual sensitivity and repair capacity
- Department of Biology, Universita degli Studi 'Roma TRE', Rome (Italy)
- Section of Toxicology and Biomedical Sciences, ENEA CR Casaccia, Rome (Italy)
Purpose: To study the repair capacity after X-ray irradiation in human peripheral blood cells of healthy subjects, in relation to their genotypes. Methods and Materials: The peripheral blood of 50 healthy subjects was irradiated in vitro with 2 Gy of X rays and the induced DNA damage was measured by Comet assay immediately after irradiation. DNA repair was detected by analyzing the cells at defined time intervals after the exposure. Furthermore, all subjects were genotyped for XRCC1, OGG1, and XPC genes. Results: After X-ray irradiation, persons bearing XRCC1 homozygous variant (codon 399) genotype exhibited significantly lower Tail DNA values than those bearing wild-type and heterozygous genotypes. These results are also confirmed at 30 and 60 min after irradiation. Furthermore, XPC heterozygous subjects (variant codon 939) showed lower residual DNA damage 60 min after irradiation compared with wild-type and homozygous genotypes. Conclusion: The results of the present study show that polymorphisms in DNA repair genes could influence individual DNA repair capacity.
- OSTI ID:
- 20850132
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 66, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.06.037; PII: S0360-3016(06)01105-9; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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