Radioaktives Cäsium 137 und Cäsium 134 in der Follikel- und Samenflüssigkeit

Krenn, C.-G.; Herczeg, K.; Albrecht, Achim; Koppensteiner, E.; Mikoleit, B.; Rahmani, A.; Stranzinger, J.; Weixelberger, A.; Wieser, S.; Unfried, E.; Feichtinger, Wilfried

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1026268

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“…However, there is good evidence that in many areas 137 Cs uptake reached its maximum in March to April 1987 [Dolk and Nichols, ]. Also, measurement of radioactive caesium nuclides in the follicles of Austrian women undergoing in vitro fertilization resulted in the highest levels one year after the Chernobyl accident [Krenn et al, ]. Thus, the highest increase in trisomy 21 should be observed in 1987/1988, which is indeed the case.…”

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Evidence for an increase in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) in Europe after the Chernobyl reactor accident

Sperling

Neitzel

Scherb

2011

Genetic Epidemiology

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The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of Down syndrome (DS) associated with Chernobyl fallout. Maternal age-adjusted DS data and corresponding live birth data from the following seven European countries or regions were analyzed: Bavaria and West Berlin in Germany, Belarus, Hungary, the Lothian Region of Scotland, North West England, and Sweden from 1981 to 1992. To assess the underlying time trends in the DS occurrence, and to investigate whether there have been significant changes in the trend functions after Chernobyl, we applied logistic regression allowing for peaks and jumps from January 1987 onward. The majority of the trisomy 21 cases of the previously reported, highly significant January 1987 clusters in Belarus and West Berlin were conceived when the radioactive clouds with significant amounts of radionuclides with short physical half-lives, especially (131)iodine, passed over these regions. Apart from this, we also observed a significant longer lasting effect in both areas. Moreover, evidence for long-term changes in the DS prevalence in several other European regions is presented and explained by exposure, especially to (137)Cs. In many areas, (137)Cs uptake reached its maximum one year after the Chernobyl accident. Thus, the highest increase in trisomy 21 should be observed in 1987/1988, which is indeed the case. Based on the fact that maternal meiosis is an error prone process, the assumption of a causal relationship between low-dose irradiation and nondisjunction is the most likely explanation for the observed increase in DS after the Chernobyl reactor accident.

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Evidence for an increase in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) in Europe after the Chernobyl reactor accident

Sperling

Neitzel

Scherb

2011

Genetic Epidemiology

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Hausmann²,

Lund³

1991

American Journal of Ophthalmology

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1991

Human Reproduction

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This review deals with the decrease of male and female fertility during the last few decades which might to due to harmful environmental influences, stress and pollutants. Particular attention is drawn to the extent to which alcohol, coffee drinking, cigarette smoking and environmental pollutants may influence human fertility. Possible influences of increased radiation exposure after the nuclear accident of Chernobyl and possible hazards of electromagnetic fields are also discussed. Continuing research on the effects of environmental pollution on reproduction should be intensified and supported.

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Radioaktives Cäsium 137 und Cäsium 134 in der Follikel- und Samenflüssigkeit

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Evidence for an increase in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) in Europe after the Chernobyl reactor accident

Evidence for an increase in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) in Europe after the Chernobyl reactor accident

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