Assessment of genomic instability using the CBMN cytome assay in mother-newborn pairs prenatally exposed to pesticides in Colombia
Shirley Salcedo Arteaga, Ana Peñata Taborda, Sara Soto De Leon, Dina Ricardo Caldera, Ana Carolina Negrete, Lavínia Schüler-Faccini · 2026
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Shirley Salcedo Arteaga and colleagues measured chromosome damage in Colombian mothers and newborns living near pesticide-sprayed fields. Córdoba's farm communities face heavy exposure, and what crosses the placenta is poorly charted. Their 2026 case-control study pairs eighty-six mothers with their babies, exposed and unexposed.
A specialized assay counted micronuclei, tiny fragments that betray genomic instability, in blood from both generations. Exposed mothers and newborns both showed significantly more damage markers. Newborns in the sprayed area carried a five-fold higher prevalence of elevated counts. The authors read this as evidence of genotoxic agents reaching the womb, and call for protective policies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shirley Salcedo Arteaga, Ana Peñata Taborda, Sara Soto De Leon, Dina Ricardo Caldera, Ana Carolina Negrete, Lavínia Schüler-Faccini |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |