| Main Title |
Association of Marginal Folate Depletion with Increased Human Chromosomal Damage In vivo: Demonstration by Analysis of Micronucleated Erythrocytes. |
| Author |
Everson, R. B. ;
Wehr, C. M. ;
Erexson, G. L. ;
MacGregor., J. T. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. Epidemiology Branch. ;Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA. Western Regional Research Center ;Environmental Health Research and Testing, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC.;Public Health Service, Rockville, MD. |
| Publisher |
c1988 |
| Year Published |
1988 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-88/553; PHS-ES-25018; |
| Stock Number |
PB91-117614 |
| Additional Subjects |
Chromosomes ;
Erythrocytes ;
Folic acid ;
Human ;
Reprints ;
Micronucleus test ;
Deficiency diseases ;
Cytogenetics ;
Splenectomy
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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| NTIS |
PB91-117614 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
7p |
| Abstract |
Recent studies have demonstrated that in the absence of spleen function, frequencies of micronuclei (Howell-Jolly bodies) in peripheral rbcs can be used to measure in vivo cytogenetic damage. Among 20 subjects studied 6 months after splenectomy, 1 had a frequency of micronucleated rbcs more than an order of magnitude higher than rates for the others. Initial data suggested that this subject was mildly folate-depleted, and a therapeutic trial with folate rapidly reduced the frequency of micronucleated rbcs to normal values. These observations suggest a need to evaluate further the contribution of mild levels of folate depletion to spontaneous chromosomal damage. The approach used here provides a sensitive index of clastogenic damage and offers unique opportunities for investigating the determinants of cytogenetic damage in humans. |
