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Schuz J, Kaletsch U, Kaatsch P, MEINERT R, Michaelis J
Med Pediatr Oncol . 2001 Jul; 36(2):274-82. PMID: 11452935
Background: From 1993 to 1997 we conducted two population-based case-control studies on childhood cancer and a variety of potential risk factors in Germany. One case group involved children under the...
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Schuz J, Kaletsch U, MEINERT R, Kaatsch P, Spix C, Michaelis J
J Clin Epidemiol . 2001 Jul; 54(7):702-9. PMID: 11438411
Neuroblastoma is one of the childhood cancers included in two recent population-based case-control studies in West Germany. Altogether, 183 children under the age of 8 with neuroblastoma diagnosed in 1988-1994...
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Schuz J, Kaletsch U, MEINERT R, Kaatsch P, Michaelis J
Eur J Pediatr . 2001 Jun; 160(6):333-8. PMID: 11421411
Unlabelled: Wilms tumour, or nephroblastoma, is one of the childhood cancers included in two recent population-based case-control studies in West Germany. Altogether, 177 children under the age of 10 years...
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MEINERT R, Schuz J, Kaletsch U, Kaatsch P, Michaelis J
Am J Epidemiol . 2001 Feb; 151(7):639-46; discussion 647-50. PMID: 10752791
Previous studies have suggested an association between exposure to pesticides and different types of childhood cancer. This paper presents results from a population-based case-control interview study of parents of children...
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Schuz J, Kaletsch U, MEINERT R, Kaatsch P, Michaelis J
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev . 2000 Aug; 9(8):835-8. PMID: 10952101
A recent large-scale United States study reported an association between parental exposure to hydrocarbons at work and the risk of childhood leukemia. Parental occupational exposure to different chemicals and industrial...
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Kaletsch U, Kaatsch P, MEINERT R, Schuz J, Czarwinski R, Michaelis J
Radiat Environ Biophys . 1999 Oct; 38(3):211-5. PMID: 10525959
A population-based case-control study on risk factors for childhood malignancies was used to investigate a previously reported association between elevated indoor radon concentrations and childhood cancer, with special regard to...
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MEINERT R, Kaletsch U, Kaatsch P, Schuz J, Michaelis J
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev . 1999 Sep; 8(9):793-9. PMID: 10498398
In order to investigate the associations between sources of exposure to ionizing radiation and childhood cancer in Germany, a matched case-control study including children under the age of 15 years...
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Schuz J, Kaatsch P, Kaletsch U, MEINERT R, Michaelis J
Int J Epidemiol . 1999 Sep; 28(4):631-9. PMID: 10480689
Background: It has been hypothesized that risk factors of childhood cancers may already operate during the prenatal and neonatal period. Results of previous epidemiological studies have been inconsistent. Methods: During...
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Schuz J, Kaletsch U, MEINERT R, Kaatsch P, Michaelis J
Br J Cancer . 1999 Jul; 80(3-4):585-90. PMID: 10408870
The childhood peak of common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia has been proposed as being a rare response to delayed exposure to a common infection. In this context, factors related to the...
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Hengstler J, Tanner B, Moller L, MEINERT R, Kaina B
Int J Cancer . 1999 Jul; 84(4):388-95. PMID: 10404091
The DNA-repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (alkyltransferase; MGMT) is a major determinant of resistance of cells to various alkylating cytostatic drugs. Its expression in tissues is highly variable, indicating complex regulatory...