leukemogen

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leukemogen

[loo-ke´mo-jen]

any substance that produces leukemia. adj., adj leukemogen´ic.

leu·ke·mo·gen

(lū-kē'mō-jen),

Any substance or entity (for example, benzene, ionizing radiation) considered to be a causal factor in the occurrence of leukemia.

leukemogen

/leu·ke·mo·gen/ (loo-ke´mo-jen) any substance which produces leukemia.leukemogen´ic

leukemogen

Any substance or agent pathogenetically linked to leukaemia; i.e., carcinogen.

leu·ke·mo·gen

(lū-kē'mō-jen)

Any substance or entity considered to be a causal factor in the occurrence of leukemia.
Synonym(s): leukaemogen.

leu·ke·mo·gen

(lū-kē'mō-jen)

Any substance or entity (e.g., benzene, ionizing radiation) considered to be a causal factor in the occurrence of leukemia.
Synonym(s): leukaemogen.

leukemogen

any substance that produces leukemia.

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210]Po in human and animal tissues are consistent with a role as a myelotoxicant and leukemogen.

210]Po is equally plausible as a leukemogen in children.

Occurrence of [.sup.210]Po and biological effects of low-level exposure: the need for research

The workers were considered to have no other substantial workplace exposures; therefore, the possibility of biased potency estimates due to other leukemogens was small.

Other known or suspected leukemogens are present in cigarette smoke, including urethane (30,35), 1,3-butadiene (32,36), radioactive elements (37,38), N-nitrosodi-n-butylamine (30,39), and styrene (30,40); benzene is therefore unlikely to be independently responsible for all smoking-induced leukemia.

The Pliofilm cohort is well suited to minimize the possible confounding effects of other leukemogens because the industrial process did not involve exposure to other potential carcinogens.

These additional leukemogens may provide synergistic effects as well as independent contributions to smoking-related leukemia mortality.