# ELF-008 — Intermittency and fibroblast DNA strand breaks

Why this matters
This retrieval lead suggests that switching a power-frequency magnetic field on and off may produce a different cell response from continuous exposure. That distinction could matter to experimental design. The original methods and publication history still need review before the reported DNA-test result can carry a health-protection claim.

Id: ELF-008

Author: Ivancsits et al.

Full Authors: Sabine Ivancsits; Elisabeth Diem; Alexander Pilger; Hugo W Rüdiger; Oswald Jahn

Year: 2002

Title: Induction of DNA strand breaks by intermittent exposure to extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields in human diploid fibroblasts

Journal: mutation research/genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis

Citation: Ivancsits S, Diem E, Pilger A, Rüdiger HW, Jahn O. Induction of DNA strand breaks by intermittent exposure to extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields in human diploid fibroblasts. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 2002;519(1-2):1-13. doi:10.1016/s1383-5718(02)00109-2.

Doi: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00109-2

Pmid: 12160887

Topic: Power frequency fields

Verification Group: Retrieval lead

Record Role: Retrieval lead

Featured: False

Exposure: 50 Hz; 1 millitesla; human fibroblasts.

Design: In-vitro experiment.

Finding: Discovery dossier reports comet-assay increases under intermittent but not continuous exposure.

Boundary: Publication-status and original methods audit incomplete; no claim of below-limit residential injury.

Protection Question: Could intermittent and continuous power-frequency fields produce different cellular responses? The original methods and publication-status checks remain incomplete, preventing a residential injury or protective-limit inference.

Access: Record verified; full text still required

Notice: Primary PubMed linked-notice record checked 20 Oct 2026; no correction, concern or retraction linked at check. This is not an exhaustive publisher-history certification.

Funding: Not established from retrieved material.

Conflicts: Not established from retrieved material.

Source Url: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00109-2

Retrieval Links: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00109-2 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12160887/

Verification Date: 2026-10-20