Parental Exposure to Workplace Carcinogens and the Risk of Development of  Acute Leukemia in Infants. Case-Control Study

Occupational exposure of parents to carcinogens is of great interest in the etiology of leukemias. Evidence of the impact of such exposure on infants or small children is scarce. Here we estimated whether occupational exposure of parents to carcinogens could be a risk factor for leukemias in their children.

Source: Archives of Medical Research - November 1, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Mar ía Luisa Pérez-Saldivar, Arturo Fajardo-Gutiérrez, José Alfredo Sierra-Ramírez, Nancy Núñez-Villegas, Héctor Pérez-Lorenzana, Elisa María Dorantes-Acosta, Pedro Francisco Román-Zepeda, María del Carmen Rodríguez-Zepeda, Juana Esther Gonzà Tags: Original Article Source Type: research