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. 2018 Apr 12;8:5914. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23813-5

Table 2.

Descriptive data from case and control groups for both parental and F1 generations included in the study of germline mutation induction detected in the progeny of people accidentally exposed to ionizing radiation from Caesium-137.

Generation Variables Controls Cases
Parental n 16 24
Age Range 16 to 56 19 to 47
Average Age at Conception (±SD) Fathers 32.3 (10.1) 31.4 (12.3)
Mothers 29.6 (6.3) 26.4 (5.1)
Dose (Gy) 0 0.2
F1 n 8 16
Age Range 5 to 25 2 to 20
Average Age (±DP) 12.3 (8.0) 14.5 (6.0)
Sex Ratio (M/F) 4/4 9/7
Mean MRCNVgain/ger (SD) 1.5 × 10−5
(±9.7 × 10−6)
2.2 × 10−5 (±1.23 × 10−5)
Mean MRCNVgain/ger (SD) 6.2 × 10−6
(±6.4 × 10−6)
1.0 × 10−5 (±1.3 × 10−5)
Mean MRCNVβ (SD) 2.2 × 10−5
(±1.1 × 10−5)
3.2 × 10−5 (±1.9 × 10−5)

SD: Standard Deviation; M: Males; F: Females; ger: Generation; β: Burden.