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Lack of increased DNA double-strand breaks in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of individuals from high level natural radiation areas of Kerala coast in India

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DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2016.03.002

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Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; DNA double strand breaks; Gamma-H2AX foci; Chronic exposure; Normal level natural radiation area; High level natural radiation area

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The high level natural radiation area (HLNRA) of Kerala is a 55 km long and 0.5 km wide strip in south west coast of India. The level of background radiation in this area varies from <1.0 mGy/year to 45.0 mGy/year. It offers unique opportunity to study the effect of chronic low dose/low dose-rate radiation directly on human population. Spontaneous level of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) was quantified in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 91 random individuals from HLNRA (N=61, mean age: 36.1 +/- 7.43 years) and normal level natural radiation area (NLNRA) (N=30, mean age: 35.5 +/- 6.35 years) using gamma-H2AX as a marker. The mean annual dose received by NLNRA and HLNRA individuals was 1.28 +/- 0.086 mGy/year and 8.28 +/- 4.96 mGy/year, respectively. The spontaneous frequency of DSBs in terms of gamma-H2AX foci among NLNRA and HLNRA individuals were 0.095 +/- 0.009 and 0.084 +/- 0.004 per cell (P=0.22). The individuals from HLNRA were further classified as low dose group (LDG, 1.51-5.0 mGy/year, mean dose: 2.63 +/- 0.76 mGy/year) and high dose group (HDG, >5.0 mGy/year, mean dose: 11.04 +/- 3.57 mGy/year). The spontaneous frequency of gamma-H2AX foci per cell in NLNRA, LDG and HDG was observed to be 0.095 +/- 0.009, 0.096 +/- 0.008 and 0.078 +/- 0.004 respectively. Individuals belonging to HDG of HLNRA showed marginally lower frequency of DSBs as compared to NLNRA and LDG of HLNRA. This could be suggestive of either lower induction or better repair of DSBs in individuals from HDG of HLNRA. The present study indicated that 5.0 mGy/year could be a possible threshold dose for DSB induction at chronic low-dose radiation exposure in vivo. However, further studies on DNA damage induction and repair kinetics are required to draw firm conclusions. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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