PUBLICATION(S)
George KA, Rhone J, Beitman A, Cucinotta FA. Cytogenetic damage in the blood lymphocytes of
astronauts: Effects of repeat long-duration space missions. Mutation Research - Genetic
Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. August 30, 2013;756(1-2):165-169. doi: 10.1016/ j.
mrgentox .2013.04.007.
George KA, Chappell LJ, Cucinotta FA. Persistence of
space radiation induced cytogenetic damage in the
blood lymphocytes of astronauts. Mutation
Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental
Mutagenesis. August 2010;701(1):75-79. doi:
10.1016/j.mrgentox .2010.02.007.
Cucinotta FA, Kim MY, Willingham V, George KA.
Physical and biological organ dosimetryaAnalysis for
International Space Station astronauts. Radiation
Research. July 2008;170(1):127-138. doi:
10.1667/RR1330.1.
George KA, Durante M, Cucinotta FA. Chromosome
aberrations in astronauts. Advances in Space
Research. 2007;40(4):483-490. doi:
10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.100.
Cucinotta FA. Space radiation organ doses for astronauts on past and future missions. NASA
Technical Publication; 2006.
Durante M. Biomarkers of space radiation risk. Radiation Research. 2005;164(4 Pt 2):467-473.
George KA, Willingham V, Cucinotta FA. Stability of chromosome aberrations in the blood
lymphocytes of astronauts measured after space flight by FISH chromosome painting. Radiation
Research. 2005;164(4):474-480. doi: 10.1667/RR3323.1.
This investigation is complete and all results are published.
Researchers use mFISH to study human
chromosomal pairs. This photo shows that there
has been a reciprocal exchange (translocation
between chromosomes 11 and 12 and between 13
and 22) in blood lymphocytes of a crew member
after spaceflight.