No evidence of increased chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei in lymphocytes from nonfamilial thyroid cancer patients prior to radiotherapy

Gil, O. M.; Oliveira, N. G.; Rodrigues, A. S.; Laires, A.; Ferreira, T. C.; Limbert, E.; Rueff, J.

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The relationship between the presence of high frequencies of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes and predisposition to cancer has been suggested for some cancer diseases. In nonfamilial thyroid cancer, the few reports available are equivocal. The aim of this study was to assess the possible chromosomal instability in peripheral blood lymphocytes from 22 patients suffering from nonfamilial thyroid cancer. For this purpose, 2 classic cytogenetic assays, the chromosomal aberrations assay and cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus assay, were chosen. The frequency of chromosomal aberrations excluding gaps (%) was 1.68 ± 1.39 (mean value ± SD) for the patients group versus 2.20 ± 1.87 for the control group. The frequency of binucleated lymphocytes with micronuclei (‰) was 5.41 ± 3.51 (mean value ± SD) for the patients group versus 5.37 ± 3.21 for the control group. The results obtained revealed no significant differences between both groups. The present study reinforces the idea that constitutional chromosomal instability in peripheral blood lymphocytes is not visible in nonfamilial thyroid carcinomas.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10451/28654

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Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 2000;123(1):55-60

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Elsevier

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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-4608(00)00305-8

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