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Umbilical Cord Blood

CB chromosomal aberrations associated with prenatal exposure to carcinogenic PAH

Published in Hematology Week, May 2nd, 2005

Umbilical cord chromosomal aberrations are associated with prenatal exposure to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

According to published research from the United States, "Molecular and traditional epidemiology studies have indicated a possible relationship between in utero environmental exposures and increased risk for childhood cancers, especially acute leukemias. Chromosomal aberrations have been associated with environmental exposures and cancer risk in adults.

"In order to more clearly define the association between prenatal exposures to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and chromosomal aberrations, chromosomal...

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