Cytogenetic sensitivity of three Fanconi anemia heterozygotes to bleomycin and ionizing radiation
It is well known that Fanconi anemia (FA) patients show a hypersensitivity to the effect of cross-linking agents such as mitomycin C and diepoxybutane, while the sensitivity of these patients to ionizing radiation is controversial. Fanconi anemia heterozygotes do not show a hypersensitivity to the a...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2001 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:266056 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/266056 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/S0165-4608(00)00326-5 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
| Resumo: | It is well known that Fanconi anemia (FA) patients show a hypersensitivity to the effect of cross-linking agents such as mitomycin C and diepoxybutane, while the sensitivity of these patients to ionizing radiation is controversial. Fanconi anemia heterozygotes do not show a hypersensitivity to the above-mentioned agents. However, bleomycin it is used to identify mutagen sensitive individuals, especially among head and neck cancer patients. We present here a preliminary study in which the mean frequencies of bleomycin-induced chromatid breaks (ctb) from three FA heterozygotes (X = 0.90, range 0.80-1.01) and 11 controls (X = 0.40, range 0.21-0.66) differ significantly (P<.001), indicating a high sensitivity to bleomycin of G2 lymphocytes from these three FA heterozygotes. An increased sensitivity was not observed after exposure of G0 lymphocytes to 2 Gy of ionizing radiation. |
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