Abstract:We appreciate Dr. Morfeld's [1] interest in our recent review of the epidemiologic evidence for associations of formaldehyde with the lymphohematopoietic malignancies [2]. He notes the omission of a letter exchange [3] concerning evidence for hematotoxicity and chromosome damage among Chinese workers exposed to formaldehyde [4]. Although this exchange raised some provocative questions, it does not alter our conclusion that the proposed leukemogenesis mechanisms for formaldehyde remain unsubstantiated. As Morfe… Show more
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