WEB-019Original abstract reviewed
Exploratory gene-expression findings in skin cells at 60.4 GHz
The reported finding
PCR confirmed CRIP2, PLXND1, PTX3, SERPINF1 and TRPV2 expression differences at 6 h after exploratory preselection.
Reading it carefully
No transcript passed stringent Benjamini–Hochberg genome-wide correction. Abstract-only methods check; exploratory follow-up does not establish a robust transcriptome-wide effect, injury or an oxygen mechanism.
Inside the study
Technology connection
60 GHz-region experiment; not a test of a WiGig device or an oxygen-deprivation mechanism.
Publication type
Original journal research
Exposure conditions
60.4 GHz; incident density 1.8 mW/cm²; average SAR 42.4 W/kg; 1, 6 or 24 h.
Design & controls
Primary human keratinocyte cultures; microarrays versus sham, followed by PCR of 24 preselected genes.
Statistics
See reported finding and original tables; effect sizes not independently recalculated.
Related research & shared cohorts
Later related records: WEB-029. These are different experiments, not necessarily independent replication.
The protection question raised
Which exposure conditions and biological models reproduce this response, and what would establish its relevance to health?
Source verification
Original abstract and bibliographic metadata checked; full methods and dosimetry not audited.
Where to find the result
Original abstract; methods verification incomplete
Editorial notices
Linked notice fields in retrieved Europe PMC/PubMed records checked 21 October 2026; no correction or retraction surfaced there. Publisher-history and forward-citation screening are not exhaustive.
Funding
Not established from retrieved original abstract.
Conflicts of interest
Not established from retrieved original abstract.
Original publication
Catherine Le Quément; Christophe Nicolas Nicolaz; Maxim Zhadobov; Fabienne Desmots; Ronan Sauleau; Marc Aubry; Denis Michel; Yves Le Dréan. Whole-genome expression analysis in primary human keratinocyte cell cultures exposed to 60 GHz radiation. Bioelectromagnetics. 2012. doi:10.1002/bem.20693.