title: Chromosomal aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges and high frequency cells in young patients with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1).
abstract: Chromosomal aberrations (CAs), sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and high frequency cells (HFCs) have been assessed in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 10 neurofibromatosis (NF1) patients and 10 healthy controls. In both groups, the spontaneous rates and the induced (bleomycin for CA and MMC for SCE) frequencies were analyzed. No differences between cells from NF1 patients and controls were observed with respect to spontaneous or bleomycin induced CA. Spontaneous or MMC induced SCE frequencies were also similar in NF1 patients and controls. HFCs, on the contrary, were statistically lower in NF1 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Human Biology, Torino University, Italy. bigattip@dba.unito.it
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Bigatti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ardito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lamberti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crovella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giordanino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000633:toxicity; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000633:toxicity; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002873:Chromosome Fragility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000633:toxicity; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D001761:Bleomycin; D016685:Mitomycin