Urinary benzene biomarkers and DNA methylation in Bulgarian petrochemical workers: study findings and comparison of linear and beta regression models.

Chronic occupational exposure to benzene is associated with an increased risk of hematological malignancies such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. The main objective of this study was to investigate the association between benzene exposure and DNA meth...

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Main Authors: Wei Jie Seow, Angela Cecilia Pesatori, Emmanuel Dimont, Peter B Farmer, Benedetta Albetti, Adrienne S Ettinger, Valentina Bollati, Claudia Bolognesi, Paola Roggieri, Teodor I Panev, Tzveta Georgieva, Domenico Franco Merlo, Pier Alberto Bertazzi, Andrea A Baccarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515615?pdf=render