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Agricultural pesticide exposure and the molecular connection to lymphomagenesis.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 6 Jul 2009
Agopian Julie, Navarro Jean-Marc, Gac Anne-Claire, Lecluse Yannick, Briand Mélanie, Grenot Pierre, Gauduchon Pascal, Ruminy Philippe, Lebailly Pierre, Nadel Bertrand, Roulland Sandrine
Abstract excerpt
The t(14;18) translocation constitutes the initiating event of a causative cascade leading to follicular lymphoma (FL). t(14;18) translocations are present in blood from healthy individuals, but there is a trend of increased prevalence in farmers exposed to pesticides, a group recently associated with higher risk of t(14;18)(+) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma development. A direct connection between agricultural pesticide...
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