Table 2

Spontaneous and radiation induced chromosomal instability in the index patient, a NBS patient, and a control. The cells were irradiated four hours before harvesting in the G2 phase of the cell cycle

Irradiation Gy % aberrant metaphases Breaks/cell
Control020.02
0.580.10
1.0160.18
NBS040.06
0.5470.82
1.0681.84
Patient060.08
0.5500.98
1.0692.08