ionizing radiation

Cytogenetic evaluation of cataract patients occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation in northeast China

D. D. Zhou, Yao, L., Guo, K. M., Lu, C. W., Zhou, D. D., Yao, L., Guo, K. M., and Lu, C. W., Cytogenetic evaluation of cataract patients occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation in northeast China, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Long-term radiation exposure is hazardous to health; late-onset effects of exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) pose risks to the lens, and are associated with other non-cancerous diseases. Individuals occupationally exposed to low-dose IR are prone to developing eye cataracts. Cytogenetic evaluations suggest that IR is associated with chromosomal aberrations in occupationally exposed individuals. However, data regarding the association between chromosomal aberrations in cataract patients and occupational exposure to IR is scarce.

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