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Hair dye use, genetic variation in N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2), and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Aug 2007
Morton Lindsay M, Bernstein Leslie, Wang Sophia S, Hein David W, Rothman Nathaniel, Colt Joanne S, Davis Scott, Cerhan James R, Severson Richard K, Welch Robert, Hartge Patricia, Zahm Shelia Hoar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several previous studies have found non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk to be associated with hair dye use, particularly use of permanent, dark colors and use before 1980, when hair dye formulations changed. METHODS: We examined NHL risk in relation to reported hair dye use among 1,321 cases and 1,057 controls from a US population-based multi-center study. DNA was extracted from blood or buccal cells to...
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