Methods: Two groups of 5 to 10 yr old children were formed; the exposed group (group A, n=
43), born and currently living in a community dedicated to family agriculture and surrounded …

Purpose: The present study was an attempt to determine the spontaneous frequency of
micronuclei (MN) in newborns from High Level Natural Radiation Areas (HLNRA) and the …

Human exposure to benzene is associated with multiple adverse health effects leading to
hematological malignancies. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the …

Introduction Genotoxic biomarkers have been studied largely in adult population, but few
studies so far have investigated them in children exposed to air pollution. Children are a …

The current review looks for relationships between results from biomarker studies with
micronucleus and health effects related to reproduction and children. In adults, an age …

Environmental exposure is a complex mixture of hazardous compounds with different
mechanisms of toxicity. In case of concomitant exposure to carcinogenic substances—such …

Children are the vulnerable group in the agricultural community due to their early exposure
to pesticides through the dynamic interplay between genetic predisposition, environment …

Pesticide ambient exposure is a potential risk when children live in or near a field aerial
sprayed with such chemicals as is the case in Sinaloa state in the northwest of Mexico. In …

This longitudinal, prospective study sought to establish whether pediatric Crohn's disease
(CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are associated with increased levels of cytogenetic damage …

Hydroxyurea (HU) plays an important role in the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease
(SCD). Although HU has been associated with an increased risk of leukemia in some …