Significant increase of chromosomal damage in protein energy malnutrition.
J Trop Med Hyg
; 93(6): 372-6, 1990 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The present study attempts to investigate the impact of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) on chromosomes. Twenty infants suffering from marasmus and kwashiorkor were chosen from the in-patient paediatric hospital of Ain Shams University. They were matched by age and sex and socioeconomic status to ten healthy infants (controls). Whole blood lymphocytic cultures were set up for every infant and harvested after 48 h incubation. The frequency of chromosomal aberrations was found to be nearly nine times greater among infants with PEM compared to controls (6.7% versus 0.7% respectively); the difference was statistically highly significant, P less than 0.001. The recorded aberrations were mainly chromatid gaps and isogaps. In addition, chromatid breaks, dicentrics and acentric fragments were observed. Moreover, the younger the age of the infant the greater the frequency of chromosomal aberrations. The results direct our attention to the genetic risk effect of PEM.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aberrações Cromossômicas
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Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Egito