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The nature of high frequency sister chromatid exchange cells (HFCs).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9379910     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We employed the three-way differential staining technique (TWD), which allows SCEs to be distinguished on a per generation basis by scoring third metaphases (M3), in order to study the spontaneous levels of SCEs in normal and high frequency cells (HFCs) that occurred in the first (S1), second (S2) and third (S3) S phases. Fifty one of 900 lymphocytes from 37 healthy donors were defined as HFCs by calculating the 95th percentile of the distribution of SCEs in S1 + S2. 'Normal' cells presented almost the same number of SCEs after the first, second and third cell cycles (SCE averages of 2.43, 2.04 and 3.53 respectively). In contrast, HFCs showed a higher SCE count in S1, which decreased rapidly through the cycles and reached baseline level at S3 (SCE averages of 7.18, 4.29 and 3.45 respectively). This would suggest that the lesions responsible for the higher SCE frequency in HFCs were effectively removed after two cell cycles and strongly support the hypothesis that HFCs are lymphocytes which accumulate higher levels of DNA lesions through time.
Authors:
I Ponzanelli; S Landi; F Bernacchi; R Barale
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mutagenesis     Volume:  12     ISSN:  0267-8357     ISO Abbreviation:  Mutagenesis     Publication Date:  1997 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-11-10     Completed Date:  1997-11-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8707812     Medline TA:  Mutagenesis     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  329-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Uomo e dell'Ambiente, Pisa University, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cell Cycle
Cells, Cultured
Child
Female
Humans
Lymphocytes / cytology*
Male
Middle Aged
Reference Values
Sex Characteristics
Sister Chromatid Exchange*

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