Association between leukocyte telomere shortening and exposure to traffic pollution a cross-sectional study on traffic officers and indoor office workers.docVIP

Environmental Health BioMedCentral Research Open Access Association between leukocyte telomere shortening and exposure to traffic pollution: a cross-sectional study on traffic officers and indoor office workers Mirjam Hoxha1,2, Laura Dioni1,2, Matteo Bonzini3, Angela Cecilia Pesatori2,4, Silvia Fustinoni5, Domenico Cavallo6, Michele Carugno1,2, Benedetta Albetti1,2, Barbara Marinelli1,2, Joel Schwartz7, Pier Alberto Bertazzi2,4 and Andrea Baccarelli*1,2,7 Address: 1Center of Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, Mangiagalli and R