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The TNF-alpha 238A polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to persistent bone marrow dysplasia following chronic exposure to benzene.
Leukemia research - 1 Nov 2007
Lv Ling, Kerzic Patrick, Lin Guowei, Schnatter A Robert, Bao Liming, Yang Yongchen, Zou Hejian, Fu Hua, Ye Xibao, Gross Sherilyn A, Armstrong Thomas W, Irons Richard D
Abstract excerpt
Chronic exposure to benzene can result in transient hematotoxicity (benzene poisoning, BP) or persistent bone marrow pathology including dysplasia and/or acute myeloid leukemia. We recently described a persistent bone marrow dysplasia with unique dysplastic and inflammatory features developing in individuals previously exposed to benzene (BID) [Irons RD, Lv L, Gross SA, Ye X, Bao L, Wang XQ, et al. Chronic...
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