Pesticide Use and Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Agricultural Health Study.

Some studies suggest that telomere length (TL) may be influenced by environmental exposures, including pesticides. We examined associations between occupational pesticide use reported at three time points and relative telomere length (RTL) in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a prospective cohort...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Andreotti, Jane A Hoppin, Lifang Hou, Stella Koutros, Shahinaz M Gadalla, Sharon A Savage, Jay Lubin, Aaron Blair, Mirjam Hoxha, Andrea Baccarelli, Dale Sandler, Michael Alavanja, Laura E Beane Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4510132?pdf=render