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Epigenetic and Transcriptional Modifications in Repetitive Elements in Petrol Station Workers Exposed to Benzene and MTBE

Benzene, a known human carcinogen, and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity, are fuel-related pollutants. This study investigated the effect of these chemicals on epigenetic and transcriptional alterations in DNA repetitive elements. In 89 petrol station workers...

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Autores principales: Rota, Federica, Conti, Anastasia, Campo, Laura, Favero, Chiara, Cantone, Laura, Motta, Valeria, Polledri, Elisa, Mercadante, Rosa, Dieci, Giorgio, Bollati, Valentina, Fustinoni, Silvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5923777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29649143
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040735