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No significant increase in sister-chromatid exchanges in cultured blood lymphocytes from workers in a large oil
A M Khalil1, W Qassem, O M Kamal
1Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Abstract:
In order to assess the potential genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to petrochemicals, the incidence of sister-chromatid exchanges (SCE) in cultured lymphocytes was studied. Blood samples were taken from 233 individuals (184 exposed and 49 worksite controls) in an oil refinery and from 47 community control persons. The data showed a non-significant elevation of SCE frequency in occupationally exposed workers when compared to non-exposed individuals. The mean SCE frequency per cell ranged from 7.55 +/- 0.55 in blood of lube oil blending and canning (LOBC) workers to 9.13 +/- 0.71 in catalytic cracking and water treatment (CCWT) workers. The control values were 6.2 +/- 0.67 and 7.21 +/- 0.45 in the community and worksite individuals, respectively. Furthermore, the SCE frequencies were influenced neither by age nor by smoking.
