Radiation Biomarkers in Large Scale Human Health Effects Studies.
Jayne MoquetKai RothkammStephen G R BarnardElizabeth AinsburyPublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2020)
Following recent developments, the RENEB network (Running the European Network of biological dosimetry and physical retrospective dosimetry) is in an excellent position to carry out large scale molecular epidemiological studies of ionizing radiation effects, with validated expertise in the dicentric, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)-translocation, micronucleus, premature chromosome condensation, gamma-H2AX foci and gene expression assays. Large scale human health effects studies present complex challenges such as the practical aspects of sample logistics, assay costs, effort, effect modifiers and quality control/assurance measures. At Public Health England, the dicentric, automated micronucleus and gamma-H2AX radiation-induced foci assays have been tested for use in a large health effects study. The results of the study and the experience gained in carrying out such a large scale investigation provide valuable information that could help minimise random and systematic errors in biomarker data sets for health surveillance analyses going forward.
Keyphrases
- public health
- radiation induced
- gene expression
- quality control
- high throughput
- endothelial cells
- mental health
- case control
- dna methylation
- machine learning
- deep learning
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- electronic health record
- climate change
- health information
- patient safety
- cross sectional
- human health
- living cells
- high intensity
- monte carlo
- health promotion
- drug induced