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Spontaneous and X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in selected connective tissue diseases

Abstract

Chromosome studies were performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes of 28 patients with connective tissue disease (6 with progressive systemic sclerosis, 6 with systemic lupus erythematosus, 6 with anti-nuclear antibody positive rheumatoid arthritis, 6 with anti-nuclear antibody negative rheumatoid arthritis, and 4 with mixed connective tissue disease) and on 17 controls to determine the frequency of spontaneous as well as X-ray (75 rads) induced aberrations. The mean spontaneous chromosomal aberration frequency for the 28 patients (9.1%) was significantly (P=0.038) greater than that of controls (6.4%). When patients were categorized into specific clinically designated connective tissue disease subdivisions for comparison with the controls, only X-irradiated cells from the progressive systemic sclerosis group displayed significantly elevated levels of total chromosomal aberrations over those of the control group. The X-irradiated lymphocytes from these patients had an average of 23.6% aberrations per patient, while those of the control group showed an average of 14.9% per patient (P<0.05).
Authors:
Burkhardt, W C; Jackson, J F; Songcharoen, S; Meydrech, E F [1] 
  1. Mississippi Univ., Jackson (USA). Medical Center
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1980
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-11-531129; EDB-80-086511
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Clin. Genet.; (Denmark); Journal Volume: 17:2
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ETIOLOGY; LUPUS; LYMPHOCYTES; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PATIENTS; RADIOINDUCTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SKELETAL DISEASES; X RADIATION; ANIMAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEUKOCYTES; MATERIALS; MUTATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; SKIN DISEASES; SOMATIC CELLS; TISSUES; TUBERCULOSIS; 560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man; 550900 - Pathology
OSTI ID:
5262626
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: CLGNA
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 108-114
Announcement Date:
Jun 01, 1980

Citation Formats

Burkhardt, W C, Jackson, J F, Songcharoen, S, and Meydrech, E F. Spontaneous and X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in selected connective tissue diseases. Denmark: N. p., 1980. Web.
Burkhardt, W C, Jackson, J F, Songcharoen, S, &amp; Meydrech, E F. Spontaneous and X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in selected connective tissue diseases. Denmark.
Burkhardt, W C, Jackson, J F, Songcharoen, S, and Meydrech, E F. 1980. "Spontaneous and X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in selected connective tissue diseases." Denmark.
@misc{etde_5262626,
title = {Spontaneous and X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in selected connective tissue diseases}
author = {Burkhardt, W C, Jackson, J F, Songcharoen, S, and Meydrech, E F}
abstractNote = {Chromosome studies were performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes of 28 patients with connective tissue disease (6 with progressive systemic sclerosis, 6 with systemic lupus erythematosus, 6 with anti-nuclear antibody positive rheumatoid arthritis, 6 with anti-nuclear antibody negative rheumatoid arthritis, and 4 with mixed connective tissue disease) and on 17 controls to determine the frequency of spontaneous as well as X-ray (75 rads) induced aberrations. The mean spontaneous chromosomal aberration frequency for the 28 patients (9.1%) was significantly (P=0.038) greater than that of controls (6.4%). When patients were categorized into specific clinically designated connective tissue disease subdivisions for comparison with the controls, only X-irradiated cells from the progressive systemic sclerosis group displayed significantly elevated levels of total chromosomal aberrations over those of the control group. The X-irradiated lymphocytes from these patients had an average of 23.6% aberrations per patient, while those of the control group showed an average of 14.9% per patient (P<0.05).}
journal = []
volume = {17:2}
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year = {1980}
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