Genotoxicity assessment data for exfoliated buccal cells exposed to mobile phone radiation

F M de Oliveira; A M Carmona; C Ladeira

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.09.048

Genotoxicity assessment data for exfoliated buccal cells exposed to mobile phone radiation

Data Brief. 2017 Sep 22:15:344-347. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.09.048. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Authors

F M de Oliveira¹, A M Carmona¹, C Ladeira¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Cancer Research, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Lisbon School of Health Technology, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Healthy mobile phone users aged 18-30 y.o. provided exfoliated buccal cells samples from the right and left inner cheeks. A total of 2000 cells per subject were screened for the presence of micronuclei as a sign of genotoxic damage, according to the mobile phone use profile of each user.

Keywords: Electromagnetic fields; Exfoliated buccal cells; Feulgen stain; Genotoxicity; Micronuclei; Mobile phones.