International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens. ICPEMC Working Paper 7/1/2. Shared risk factors for cancer and atherosclerosis--a review of the epidemiological evidence.

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International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens. ICPEMC Working Paper 7/1/2. Shared risk factors for cancer and atherosclerosis--a review of the epidemiological evidence.

Mutation research - 1 Nov 1990

Hansen E S

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This paper reviews the epidemiological literature of relevance for the hypothesis that somatic mutation is involved in the formation of the atherosclerotic plaque. Assuming that somatic mutations are involved in atherogenesis, one would expect at least some of the risk factors for cancer and for...

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Arsenic
Arteriosclerosis
Humans
Mutagens
Mutation
Neoplasms
Occupational Exposure
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
Radiation Injuries
Radiation, Ionizing
Risk Factors
Smoking
Vinyl Chloride

International Commission for Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens. ICPEMC Working Paper 7/1/2. Shared risk factors for cancer and atherosclerosis--a review of the epidemiological evidence.

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Discuss the evidence