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Brain Neoplasms, Leukemia and Petrochemical Exposures

NCT00042445 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1456

Last updated 2006-09-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the association of exposure to air contaminants (PAH \& VOC) emitted from the petrochemical industries, specific genetic polymorphisms (P4501A1 (MspI \& exon 7) and GSTM1 \& T1) of study subjects and their parents, and the risks of brain tumors and leukemia among children and youths in metropolitan Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kaohsiung Medical University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

    lead NIH

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-08-31
Completion
2005-07-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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Diseases

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