PMID: 7537971Jan 1, 1994Paper

Pingyangmycin-induced chromosome damage in lymphocytes of laryngeal cancer patients

Zhonghua er bi yan hou ke za zhi
A LiR Yang

Abstract

Lymphocytes from 28 untreated laryngeal cancer patients and 23 healthy controls were cultured in vitro and exposured to pingyangmycin (bleomycin A5), a clastogen. The lymphocytes were arrested in metaphase and analyzed. The total chromosome aberration rate, mean chromatid break rate per cell and cell aberration rate were 1.98% +/- 0.05%, 0.57% +/- 0.35%, and 42.8% +/- 12% respectively for laryngeal cancer patients. However, for healthy controls these values were 0.94% +/- 0.04%, 0.28% +/- 0.12%, and 27% +/- 12% respectively. Statistical analysis showed there are significant differences between the two groups. The data indicate that under our experimental conditions chromatid break rate 0.40 can be considered to be a borderline value, 0.80 hypersensitive value. For any individual, if the chromatid break rate is 0.40 or more, one should be ranked as having cancer risk. If 0.80 or more, then, highly cancer risk.

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