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Title: Chromosome breakage in humans exposed to methyl mercury through fish consumption

Journal Article · · Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)
OSTI ID:5641195

Chromosome analysis was performed on cells from lymphocyte cultures from nine subjects with increased levels of mercury in their red blood cells and in four healthy controls. The elevated mercury levels were likely to have originated from dietary fish with high levels of methyl mercury. A statistically significant rank correlation was found between the frequency of cells with chromosome breaks and mercury concentration. The biological significance of these findings is at present unknown.

Research Organization:
Federal Ministry of Agriculture of Rhodesia, South Africa
OSTI ID:
5641195
Journal Information:
Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Vol. 21
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English