Abstract:bacKgrOunD: Recent findings suggest that exposure to organochlorine (OC) compounds, chlordanes and p,p´-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p´-DDE) in particular, may increase the risk of developing testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs). Objective: To further investigate this question, we conducted a nested case-control study of TGCTs within the Norwegian Janus Serum Bank cohort. MethODs: The study was conducted among individuals with serum collected between 1972 and 1978. TGCT cases diagnosed through 1999 (n = … Show more
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