Genetic susceptibility to benzene and shortened gestation: Evidence of gene-environment interaction

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 693-700

  Wang, Xiaobin ^a   Chen, Dafang ^b   Niu, Tianhua ^c   Wang, Zhaoxi ^c,d   Wang, Lihua ^b   Ryan, Louise ^c   Smith, Thomas ^c   Christiani, David C ^c,e   Zuckerman, Barry ^a   Xu, Xiping ^c,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Cytochrome P 450 CYP1A1; Environmental exposure; Genes; Genetic predisposition to disease; Gestational age; Glutathione transferase

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DNA; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; STRESS;

ADULT; BENZENE; CHINA; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0034667674     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.8.693     Document Type: Article

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