ROGUE LYMPHOCYTES AMONG UKRAINIANS NOT EXPOSED TO RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT - THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF THIS PHENOMENON IN ONCOGENESIS, TERATOGENESIS, AND MUTAGENESIS

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NEEL, JV [1 ]
AWA, AA [1 ]
KODAMA, Y [1 ]
NAKANO, M [1 ]
MABUCHI, K [1 ]
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[1] RADIAT EFFECTS RES FDN,MINAMI KU,HIROSHIMA 732,JAPAN
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10.1073/pnas.89.15.6973
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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摘要
Cultured lymphocytes exhibiting extreme cytogenetic damage (rogue cells) were observed in preparations from 8 of 24 individuals sampled in Krasilovka, a Ukrainian village receiving little or no increased radiation after the Chernobyl disaster, but were not observed in an additional 24 persons from two Russian towns in the more contaminated area. This observation cements the worldwide occurrence of these cells. The present data plus a review of the literature establish that rogue cells appear in brief bursts simultaneously in certain individuals of discrete populations. We suggest that the pattern is consistent with the action of a viral trigger that acts directly or indirectly-the latter possibly through the activation of latent chromosomal retroposons. If this phenomenon occurs in other tissues, it may have important implications for oncogenesis, teratogenesis, mutagenesis, and evolution.
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