The Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on in vitro Platelet Aggregation in Patients with Polycythemia Vera and Ischemic Stroke

Abstract—The influence of exposure to mobile phone radiation on in vitro platelet aggregation has been studied. It has been shown that a 30-min exposure of blood samples to mobile phone radio frequency waves increases ADP-induced platelet aggregation in groups of healthy volunteers and patients with stroke, whereas platelet aggregation in JAKV617F-positive patients with polycythemia vera is significantly suppressed and is eventually completely inhibited. The mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon may be associated with cell oxidative stress and anomalies the JAK2 signal transduction pathway in malignized blood cells. The results indicate that it is important to set safety standards for the use of mobile devices by patients with various diseases.