Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

We analyzed the consequences of aerial spraying with glyphosate added to a surfactant solution in the northern part of Ecuador. A total of 24 exposed and 21 unexposed control individuals were investigated using the comet assay. The results showed a higher degree of DNA damage in the exposed group (c...

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Main Authors: César Paz-y-Miño, María Eugenia Sánchez, Melissa Arévalo, María José Muñoz, Tania Witte, Gabriela Oleas De-la-Carrera, Paola E. Leone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2007-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
comet assay
DNA damage
Ecuador
genotoxicity
glyphosate
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000300026
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spelling doaj-4c04c965e9554d66a5e16c0b1b11a9c62020-11-25T01:25:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1415-47571678-46852007-03-0130245646010.1590/S1415-47572007000300026Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosateCésar Paz-y-MiñoMaría Eugenia SánchezMelissa ArévaloMaría José MuñozTania WitteGabriela Oleas De-la-CarreraPaola E. LeoneWe analyzed the consequences of aerial spraying with glyphosate added to a surfactant solution in the northern part of Ecuador. A total of 24 exposed and 21 unexposed control individuals were investigated using the comet assay. The results showed a higher degree of DNA damage in the exposed group (comet length = 35.5 µm) compared to the control group (comet length = 25.94 µm). These results suggest that in the formulation used during aerial spraying glyphosate had a genotoxic effect on the exposed individuals.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000300026comet assayDNA damageEcuadorgenotoxicityglyphosate
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author César Paz-y-Miño
María Eugenia Sánchez
Melissa Arévalo
María José Muñoz
Tania Witte
Gabriela Oleas De-la-Carrera
Paola E. Leone
spellingShingle César Paz-y-Miño
María Eugenia Sánchez
Melissa Arévalo
María José Muñoz
Tania Witte
Gabriela Oleas De-la-Carrera
Paola E. Leone
Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
Genetics and Molecular Biology
comet assay
DNA damage
Ecuador
genotoxicity
glyphosate
author_facet César Paz-y-Miño
María Eugenia Sánchez
Melissa Arévalo
María José Muñoz
Tania Witte
Gabriela Oleas De-la-Carrera
Paola E. Leone
author_sort César Paz-y-Miño
title Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
title_short Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
title_full Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
title_fullStr Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
title_sort evaluation of dna damage in an ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
series Genetics and Molecular Biology
issn 1415-4757
1678-4685
publishDate 2007-03-01
description We analyzed the consequences of aerial spraying with glyphosate added to a surfactant solution in the northern part of Ecuador. A total of 24 exposed and 21 unexposed control individuals were investigated using the comet assay. The results showed a higher degree of DNA damage in the exposed group (comet length = 35.5 µm) compared to the control group (comet length = 25.94 µm). These results suggest that in the formulation used during aerial spraying glyphosate had a genotoxic effect on the exposed individuals.
topic comet assay
DNA damage
Ecuador
genotoxicity
glyphosate
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000300026
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