Circadian gene expression in peripheral blood leukocytes of rotating night shift nurses

• Main Authors: Edyta Reszka (Author), Beata Peplonska (Author), Edyta Wieczorek (Author), Wojciech Sobala (Author), Agnieszka Bukowska (Author), Jolanta Gromadzińska (Author), Jenny-Anne Lie (Author), Helge Kjuus (Author), Wojciech Wasowicz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: It has been hypothesized that the underlying mechanism of elevated breast cancer risk among long-term, night-working women involves circadian genes expression alteration caused by exposure to light at night and/or irregular work hours. The aim of the present study was to determine the eff...