Article
Phenotype analysis of lymphocytes of workers with chronic benzene poisoning.
Immunology letters - 15 Oct 2005
Brandão M M, Rêgo M A V, Pugliese L, Clarêncio J, Bastos C M, Ferreira J, Meyer R, Neves M, Freire S M
Abstract excerpt
Lifetime exposure to benzene is associated to a variety of blood disorders, and except for the risk of cancer, almost nothing is known concerning health impairment in individuals who are no longer exposed. In Brazil, this exposure is one of the serious problems in workplaces, and many workers have been laid off their jobs due to this intoxication, particularly in the State of Bahia, the largest producer of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Benzene
- Brazil
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Leukocyte Count
- Lymphocyte Subsets
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occupational Diseases
- Phenotype
