This protocol presents the slide preparation and automated scoring of the γ-H2AX foci assay on peripheral blood lymphocytes. To illustrate the method and sensitivity of the assay, isolated lymphocytes were irradiated in vitro. This automated method of DNA DSB detection is useful for fast and high-throughput biological dosimetry applications.
Nair, S., Cairncross, S., Miles, X., Engelbrecht, M., du Plessis, P., Bolcaen, J., Fisher, R., Ndimba, R., Cunningham, C., Martínez-López, W., Schunck, C., Vandevoorde, C. An Automated Microscopic Scoring Method for the γ-H2AX Foci Assay in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes. J. Vis. Exp. (178), e62623, doi:10.3791/62623 (2021).