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ArticleThe international journal of occupational and environmental medicine2017

Primary DNA Damage in Dry Cleaners with Perchlorethylene Exposure.

Mohammad Azimi, Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Vida Rezaei Hachesu, Javad Zavar Reza, Hamideh Mihanpour, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, Mehrdad Mostaghaci

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Article in The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad AzimiDepartment of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mohammad Reza BahramiInternational Campus, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Vida Rezaei HachesuDepartment of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Javad Zavar RezaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Hamideh MihanpourDepartment of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mohammad Javad Zare SakhvidiDepartment of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. mjzs63@gmail.com.
Mehrdad MostaghaciDepartment of Occupational Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services · IRIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPerchloroethylene is a halogenated solvent widely used in dry cleaning. International agency of research on cancer classified this chemical as a probable human carcinogen.

objectiveTo evaluate the extent of primary DNA damage in dry cleaner workers who were exposed to perchloroethylene as compared to non-exposed subjects. The effect of exposure modifying factors such as use of personal protective equipment, perceived risk, and reported safe behaviors on observed DNA damage were also studied.

methods59 exposed and non-exposed workers were selected from Yazd, Iran. All the 33 exposed workers had work history at least 3 months in the dry cleaning shops. Peripheral blood sampling was performed. Microscope examination was performed under fluorescent microscope (400×). Open comet software was used for image analysis. All biological analysis was performed in one laboratory.

resultsPrimary DNA damage to leukocytes in dry cleaners was relatively high. The median tail length, %DNA in tail, and tail moment in exposed group were significantly higher than those in non-exposed group. There was no significant difference between smokers and nonsmokers in terms of tail length, tail moment, and %DNA in tail. There was no significant correlation between duration of employment in dry cleaning and observed DNA damage in terms of tail length, tail moment and %DNA in tail. Stratified analysis based on exposed and nonexposed category showed no significant relationship between age and observed DNA damage.

conclusionOccupationally exposure to perchloroethylene can cause early DNA damage in dry cleaners.

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AdultComet AssayDNA DamageHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposureTetrachloroethyleneTetrachloroethyleneClothingComet assayDNA damageOccupational exposure

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PMID28970597
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