ID Number		46
Study Type		In Vitro
Model		935.2, 954 MHz (GSM) exposure to human lymphocytes and analysis of DNA breaks
Details		Human lymphocytes from 6 healthy male donors were exposed to 935.2 MHz (GSM) for 2 hours at 0.3 - 0.4 W/kg in a TEM cell. Exposure had no effect on DNA damage by comet assay. This is in contrast to initial reports by the group (Verschaeve et al., COST 244bis Meeting, Bled, Slovenia, (1993); Proc. 3rd Int. Symp on Gen. Health and Disease, Amritsar, India (1996); and Proc. WTR State of the Science Colloquium, Rome (1996) that reported exposure of blood samples (containing lymphocytes) from 32 healthy subjects (29 male, 3 female) for 1-2 hours to a 954 MHz base station antenna near Neerpelt, Belgium transmitting 15 watts of power (E-fields ranged up to ~49 V/m max at 5cm from the antenna) did result in a statistically significant effect on DNA breaks, although this may have been a thermal level of exposure. No effect was observed in lymphocytes of rats exposed by the same source in vivo, or in the lymphocytes of local mobile telephone workers.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		VITO, Belgium - verschal@vitoosf1.vito.be
Funding Agency		Belgacom, Belgium
Country		BELGIUM
References		Maes, A et al. Mutat. Res., (1997) 393:151-156 Verschaeve, L et al. WTR State of the Science Colloquium, Rome, (1996) :74-83
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