Semen Abnormalities, Sperm DNA Damage and Global Hypermethylation in Health Workers Occupationally Exposed to Ionizing Radiation

Kumar, Dayanidhi; Raj Salian, Sujith; Kalthur, Guruprasad; Uppangala, Shubhashree; Kumari, Sandhya; R. Srinivas, C.; Gururajarao Chandraguthi, Srinidhi; Krishnamurthy, Hanumanthappa; Jain, Navya; Kumar, Pratap; Kumar Adiga, Satish

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069927

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Semen Abnormalities, Sperm DNA Damage and Global Hypermethylation in Health Workers Occupationally Exposed to Ionizing Radiation

Published in PLoS ONE • Jul 29, 2013

Authors:

Dayanidhi Kumar

Sujith Raj Salian

Guruprasad Kalthur

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cytogenetic studies have demonstrated that low levels of chronic radiation exposure can potentially increase the frequency of chromosomal aberrations and aneuploidy in somatic cells. Epidemiological studies have shown that health workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation bear ...

Subject

Ionizing radiation

Sperm

Non-ionizing radiation

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