Fetal growth and the risk of childhood non-CNS solid tumours in Western Australia.
Using population-based linked health data, we investigated whether the risk of certain childhood non-CNS solid tumours (n=186) was associated with intra-uterine growth. The risk of retinoblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma, but not other tumour types, was positively associated with increased growth, suggesting a possible role of fetal growth factors. Larger studies are needed.
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Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, PO Box 855, West Perth, Australia.
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Blair
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de Klerk
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Charles
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Bower
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D000293:Adolescent; D001724:Birth Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology