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Trichloroethylene exposure and specific somatic mutations in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 19 May 1999
Brauch H, Weirich G, Hornauer M A, Störkel S, Wöhl T, Brüning T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been associated with both genetic and environmental factors-with mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene for clear-cell RCC specifically and with long-term exposure to high doses of trichloroethylene (TRI), an industrially important solvent, for RCC generally. We investigated whether TRI exposure produces RCC through a specific...
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