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Genetic polymorphisms of Th2 interleukins, history of asthma or eczema and childhood acute lymphoid leukaemia: Findings from the ESCALE study (SFCE).
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Aug 2018
Bonaventure A, Orsi L, Rudant J, Goujon-Bellec S, Leverger G, Baruchel A, Bertrand Y, Nelken B, Pasquet M, Michel G, Sirvent N, Chastagner P, Ducassou S, Thomas C, Besse C, Hémon D, Clavel J
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies on the putative role of allergy in the aetiology of childhood leukaemia have reported contradictory results. The present study aimed to analyse the relation between a medical history of asthma or eczema and childhood acute lymphoid leukaemia (ALL) in light of potential candidate gene-environment interactions. METHODS: Analyses were based on a subset of 434 cases of ALL and 442...
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