Case-only study of interactions between DNA repair genes (<i>hMLH1</i>,<i>APEX1</i>,<i>MGMT</i>,<i>XRCC1</i>and<i>XPD</i>) and low-frequency electromagnetic fields in childhood acute leukemia

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A case-only study was conducted in 123 patients with sporadic acute leukemia (AL). The locations of electric transformers and power lines were noted in each area, and their distances from the houses of the study patients were measured. The intensities of magnetic fields (B) were measured in 66 cases. Unconditional logistic regression analysis was performed adjusting for age, gender, parental education and...

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