Toxicant and Disease Database
The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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glyphosate
CAS number: 1071-83-6
Diseases linked to this toxicant Grouped by strength of evidence
Good Evidence Fetotoxicity (miscarriage / spontaneous abortion, stillbirth) | Limited Evidence Fetotoxicity (miscarriage / spontaneous abortion, stillbirth) Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) |
References
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Flower KB, Hoppin JA, Lynch CF, Blair A, Knott C, Shore DL, Sandler DP. Cancer risks and parental pesticide application in children of Agricultural Health Study participants. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2004 Apr;112(5):631-635.
Garry VF, Harkins ME, Erickson LL, Long-Simpson LK, Holland SE, Burroughs BL. Birth defects, season of conception, and sex of children born to pesticide applicators living in the Red River Valley of Minnesota, USA. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2002
Hardell L, Eriksson M, Nordstrom M. Exposure to pesticides as risk factor for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and hairy cell leukemia: pooled analysis of two Swedish case-control studies. Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2002 May;43(5):1043-9.
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