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Pesticides, gene polymorphisms, and bladder cancer among Egyptian agricultural workers.
Archives of environmental & occupational health - 1 Jan 2015
Amr Sania, Dawson Rebecca, Saleh Doa'a A, Magder Laurence S, St George Diane Marie, El-Daly Mai, Squibb Katherine, Mikhail Nabiel N, Abdel-Hamid Mohamed, Khaled Hussein, Loffredo Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the associations between pesticide exposure, genetic polymorphisms for NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase I (NQO1) and superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), and urinary bladder cancer risk among male agricultural workers in Egypt. Logistic regression was used to analyze data from a multicenter case-control study and estimate adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Exposure to...
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