Small de novo CNVs as biomarkers of parental exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation of caesium-137.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Department of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Genetics Master's Program, Replicon Research Group, Rua 235, n. 40, Bloco L, Área IV - S. Universitário, CEP 74605-050, Goiânia-GO, Brazil.

Published: April 2018

The radiological accident in Goiania in 1987 caused a trail of human contamination, animal, plant and environmental by a radionuclide. Exposure to ionizing radiation results in different types of DNA lesions. The mutagenic effects of ionizing radiation on the germline are special concern because they can endures for several generations, leading to an increase in the rate of mutations in children of irradiated parents. Thus, to evaluate the biological mechanisms of ionizing radiation in somatic and germline cells, with consequent determination of the rate mutations, is extremely important for the estimation of genetic risks. Recently it was established that Chromosomal Microarray Analysis is an important tool for detecting wide spectra of gains or losses in the human genome. Here we present the results of the effect of accidental exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation on the formation of CNVs in the progeny of a human population accidentally exposed to Caesium-137 during the radiological accident in Goiânia, Brazil.

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