TY - JOUR JF - ISMJ JO - Iran South Med J VL - 7 IS - 1 PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/9/01 TI - Genetic damages in radiation workers of radiology centers in Bushehr port TT - آسیب های کروموزومی در پرتوکاران مراکز رادیولوژی بندر بوشهر N2 - Unstable genetic aberrations might provide a good marker for assessing genetic damage in populations exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation.The frequency of these aberrations was estimated in peripheral lymphocytes from hospital workers in Bushehr Port, occupationally exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation (54 subjects) and age and sex matched controls. A total of 34 (23 males & 11 females) subjects had unstable genetic aberrations (50 chromosomal-type & 31 chromatid type) but only 7 subjects in control group had unstable genetic aberrations. When compared with controls, exposed workers showed a significant increase in structural chromosomal-type aberrations (p SP - 11 EP - 18 AU - Khamisipour, Gholamreza AU - Tamjidi, Abdolmajid AU - Tamjidi, Akram AU - Nabipour, Iraj AD - KW - genetic damage KW - radiation workers KW - ionizing radiation KW - metaphase analysis UR - http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-78-en.html ER -