Assessment of DNA damages in lymphocytes of agricultural workers exposed to pesticides by comet assay in a cross-sectional study.
Graziana IntranuovoNunzia SchiavulliDomenica CavoneFrancesco BirtoloPierluigi CoccoLuigi VimercatiLinda MacinagrossaAnnamaria GiordanoTommasina PerroneGiuseppe IngravalloPatrizio MazzaMichela StrusiCaterina SpinosaGiorgina SpecchiaGiovanni Maria FerriPublished in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2018)
The adjusted associations (ORs) between the comet parameters and exposure to pesticides were significant. The sensitivity of the comet test was low (41%), the specificity (89%) and the predictive positive value (0.77) were found acceptable.