Sister chromatid exchanges in protein-energy malnutrition.
The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges in children suffering from severe protein-energy malnutrition was investigated by the fluorescent-plus-Giemsa method. Children suffering from kwashiorkor had significantly higher mean SCEs per circulating lymphocyte than did normal children. A small but statistically significant decrease in these levels was observed following nutritional rehabilitation.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003434:Crossing Over, Genetic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange