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Volume 19, Issue 3 (July 2025)
IJT 2025, 19(3): 140-145 |
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Almukhtar A, Abdulghany Z, Ali A, Jaafar T. DNA Damage Assay for Volunteers Exposed to Cell Phone Tower Station Radiation. IJT 2025; 19 (3) :140-145
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1- Lecturer, PhD genetics, medical genetics department / Iraqi center for cancer and medical genetics research /Mustansiriyah University/ Baghdad/ Iraq
2- Assist Prof, Assist of center Dean/ Iraqi center for cancer and medical genetics research/ Mustansiriyah University/ Baghdad/ Iraq ,Zaynab.saad@iccmgr.org
3- Lecturer, PhD biotechnology, medical genetics department / Iraqi center for cancer and medical genetics research /Mustansiriyah University/ Baghdad/ Iraq
4- Bachelor, Molecular Biology Department, Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad , Iraq
2- Assist Prof, Assist of center Dean/ Iraqi center for cancer and medical genetics research/ Mustansiriyah University/ Baghdad/ Iraq ,
3- Lecturer, PhD biotechnology, medical genetics department / Iraqi center for cancer and medical genetics research /Mustansiriyah University/ Baghdad/ Iraq
4- Bachelor, Molecular Biology Department, Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad , Iraq
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Background: The cellular phone towers were established in Iraq, specifically in Baghdad, in 2003 after the war. These towers serve as a double-edged sword: they facilitate connectivity for individuals, yet simultaneously release electromagnetic frequencies into the environment. This pioneering cross-sectional study in Baghdad was designed to assess the potential health risks posed by cellular phone towers to individuals residing in proximity to them. Moreover, it investigates any correlation between the distance of their residences from mobile phone base stations and reports health issues and DNA damage.
Methods: In a small panel survey routinely carried out by the Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research at Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad, Iraq, the authors initially utilized a population-based, cross-sectional analysis. Initially, inquiries concerning the effects of mobile phone base stations were addressed by 14 healthy male and female participants who were directly exposed (n=8) and those residing at a greater distance from the towers (n=6), encompassing a range of ages. The participants first responded regarding their overall health and their perceptions of the influence of mobile phone base stations. There was a list of ailments mentioned. The closeness of a dwelling to mobile phone base stations and risk perception were two predictors of health complaints found using a multiple linear regression model. The genotoxicity of cell phone tower station radiation was determined using a DNA comet assay.
Results: Participants were classified based on their exposure to 3G and 4G mobile phone base stations. The genotoxicity findings for the volunteers who were exposed revealed Types 3 and 4 DNA damage, as assessed by the comet assay, while the control group displayed Type 0-1 damage, which is regarded as normal.
Conclusion: The installation of mobile phone towers directly atop residential structures, positioned at elevations between 0 and 15 meters, could present a risk of cumulative DNA harm, which may result in significant health issues for individuals in the future.
Methods: In a small panel survey routinely carried out by the Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research at Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad, Iraq, the authors initially utilized a population-based, cross-sectional analysis. Initially, inquiries concerning the effects of mobile phone base stations were addressed by 14 healthy male and female participants who were directly exposed (n=8) and those residing at a greater distance from the towers (n=6), encompassing a range of ages. The participants first responded regarding their overall health and their perceptions of the influence of mobile phone base stations. There was a list of ailments mentioned. The closeness of a dwelling to mobile phone base stations and risk perception were two predictors of health complaints found using a multiple linear regression model. The genotoxicity of cell phone tower station radiation was determined using a DNA comet assay.
Results: Participants were classified based on their exposure to 3G and 4G mobile phone base stations. The genotoxicity findings for the volunteers who were exposed revealed Types 3 and 4 DNA damage, as assessed by the comet assay, while the control group displayed Type 0-1 damage, which is regarded as normal.
Conclusion: The installation of mobile phone towers directly atop residential structures, positioned at elevations between 0 and 15 meters, could present a risk of cumulative DNA harm, which may result in significant health issues for individuals in the future.
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