Urinary naphthol metabolites and chromosomal aberrations in 5-year-old children.
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Orjuela, Manuela ALiu, Xinhua
Miller, Rachel L
Warburton, Dorothy
Tang, Deliang
Jobanputra, Vaidehi
Hoepner, Lori
Suen, Ida Hui
Diaz-Carreño, Silvia
Li, Zheng
Sjodin, Andreas
Perera, Frederica P
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Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive OncologyDate Published
2012-05-09Publication Volume
21Publication Issue
7Publication Begin page
1191Publication End page
202
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Background: Exposure to naphthalene, an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)-classified possible carcinogen and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), is widespread, though resulting health effects are poorly understood. Metabolites of naphthalene, 1- and 2-naphthol, are measurable in urine and are biomarkers of personal exposure. Chromosomal aberrations, including translocations, are established markers of cancer risk and a biodosimeter of clastogenic exposures. Although prenatal (maternal) PAH exposure predicts chromosomal aberrations in cord blood, few studies have examined chromosomal aberrations in school-age children and none has examined their association with metabolites of specific PAHs. Methods: Using Whole Chromosome Paint Fluorescent in situ Hybridization, we documented chromosomal aberrations including translocations, in 113 five-year-old urban minority children and examined their association with concurrent concentrations of PAH metabolites measured in urine. Results: We report that in lymphocytes, the occurrence and frequency of chromosomal aberrations including translocations are associated with levels of urinary 1- and 2-naphthol. When doubling the levels of urinary naphthols, gender-adjusted OR for chromosomal aberrations are 1.63 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.21-2.19] and 1.44 (95% CI, 1.02-2.04) for 1- and 2-naphthol, respectively; and for translocations OR = 1.55 (95% CI, 1.11-2.17) and 1.92 (95% CI, 1.20-3.08) for 1- and 2-naphthol, respectively. Conclusion: Our results show that markers of exposure to naphthalene in children are associated with translocations in a dose-related manner, and that naphthalene may be a clastogen. Impact: Indoor exposure to elevated levels of naphthalene is prevalent in large regions of the world. This study is the first to present an association between a marker of naphthalene exposure and a precarcinogenic effect in humans.Citation
Orjuela MA, Liu X, Miller RL, Warburton D, Tang D, Jobanputra V, Hoepner L, Suen IH, Diaz-Carreño S, Li Z, Sjodin A, Perera FP. Urinary naphthol metabolites and chromosomal aberrations in 5-year-old children. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012 Jul;21(7):1191-202. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0214. Epub 2012 May 9. PMID: 22573794; PMCID: PMC3392422.DOI
10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0214ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0214
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