About the Authors
- Andrea Baccarelli
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: abaccare@hsph.harvard.edu
Affiliations Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America , Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Sara M Giacomini
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Carlo Corbetta
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Affiliation Neonatal Screening Laboratory, “V. Buzzi” Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Maria Teresa Landi
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Affiliation Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health/Department of Health and Human Services (NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Matteo Bonzini
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Dario Consonni
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Paolo Grillo
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Donald G Patterson Jr.
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Affiliation EnviroSolutions Consulting, Jasper, Georgia, United States of America
- Angela C Pesatori
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Pier Alberto Bertazzi
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Clinica del Lavoro “L. Devoto,” University of Milan, Milan, Italy , Department of Preventive Medicine, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena Foundation, Milan, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
AB, CC, DC, and PAB designed the study. SMG and PG organized and performed the data collection. MTL, DGP, ACP, and PAB designed and established the Seveso Choracne Study. MB performed data analyses under AB's and DC's supervision. AB and SMG wrote the manuscript. AB, SMG, CC, MTL, MB, DC, PG, DGP, ACP, and PAB contributed to the data interpretation and critical revision of the manuscript.