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Maternal Exposure to Pesticides, Paternal Occupation in the Army/Police Force, and CYP2D6*4 Polymorphism in the Etiology of Childhood Acute Leukemia.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 May 2018
Ferri Giovanni M, Guastadisegno Chiara M, Intranuovo Graziana, Cavone Domenica, Birtolo Francesco, Cecinati Valerio, Pappalardi Brigida, Corsi Patrizia, Vimercati Luigi, Santoro Nicola
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiologic studies have suggested that parental occupations, pesticide use, environmental factors, and genetic polymorphism are involved in the etiology of childhood acute leukemia (CAL). In total, 116 cases of CAL and 162 controls were recruited and submitted to blood drawing to assess the presence of genetic polymorphisms. Parental occupations, pesticides exposure, and other potential determinants were...
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