Benzene exposure, glutathione S-transferase theta homozygous deletion, and sister chromatid exchanges

American Journal of Industrial Medicine
X XuD C Christiani

Abstract

Recent studies have shown a strong positive correlation between chromosomal aberrations and future cancer risk. Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) has been widely applied in monitoring early biological effects to assess human genetic risk of cancer at the population level. We studied 45 Chinese workers (23 in the painting workshop of a glass factory with occupational exposure to benzene, and 22 fitters and planers in the punching and planing machine workshops of a nearby shipyard without such an exposure) to examine the association between occupational exposure to benzene and SCE frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes. We also sought to investigate whether the glutathione S-transferase class theta gene (GSTT1) affects individual susceptibility to cytogenetic damage induced by in vivo exposure to benzene or in vitro exposure to diepoxybutane. The time-weighted average concentrations of benzene were 0.71 ppm in the exposed group and 0.03 ppm in the non-exposed group. Controlling for age, gender and educational level, cigarette smoking was significantly associated with increased SCE frequencies (P < 0.05), while GSTT1 genotype was significantly associated with DEB-induced SCEs (P < 0.01). There was no relationship between benzene ...Continue Reading

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