Hypothesis: Phenol and hydroquinone derived mainly from diet and gastrointestinal flora activity are causal factors in leukemia

Leukemia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-20

  McDonald, T A ^a   Holland, N T ^b   Skibola, C ^b   Duramad, P ^b   Smith, M T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Diet; Gastrointestinal flora; Hydroquinone; Leukemia; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARBUTIN; BENZENE; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HYDROQUINONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENOL; PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); TYROSINE;

BLOOD; BLOOD TOXICITY; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CATABOLISM; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; GENETICS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTESTINE FLORA; LEUKEMIA; MEAT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DIET; URINE;

EID: 0035126131     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401981     Document Type: Editorial

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