Accumulated evidence has shown that in vitro mammalian cell genotoxicity assays produce high frequencies of "misleading" positive results, i.e. predicted hazard is not confirmed in in vivo and/or carcinogenicity studies [1], raising the question of relevance to human risk assessment.
Relationships Between p53 Status, Apoptosis and Induction of Micronuclei in Different Human and Mouse Cell Lines In Vitro: Implications for Improving Existing Assays
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 2015