About the Authors
- Reuben Thomas
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* E-mail: reuben.thomas@berkeley.edu
Affiliation Superfund Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Alan E. Hubbard
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Affiliation Superfund Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Cliona M. McHale
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Affiliation Superfund Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Luoping Zhang
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Affiliation Superfund Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Stephen M. Rappaport
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Affiliation Superfund Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Qing Lan
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Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Nathaniel Rothman
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Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Roel Vermeulen
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Affiliation Institute of Risk assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Kathryn Z. Guyton
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Affiliation National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Jennifer Jinot
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Affiliation National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Babasaheb R. Sonawane
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Affiliation National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US EPA, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Martyn T. Smith
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Affiliation Superfund Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
S.M.R. has received consulting and expert testimony fees from law firms representing plaintiffs’ cases involving exposure to benzene and has received research support from the American Petroleum Institute and the American Chemistry Council. M.T.S. has received consulting and expert testimony fees from law firms representing both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving exposure to benzene. The other authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests. Alan Hubbard is an Associate Editor of this journal. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: RT AEH. Designed the study: MTS NR LZ QL. Developed the statistical methods: RT AEH. Performed the microarray experiments: CMM. Performed the exposure assessment: RV SMR. Prepared the manuscript draft: RT. Provided important intellectual and editorial input: CMM AEH LZ MTS AEH NR QL RV SMR JJ KZG BRS. All authors Approved the final manuscript: RT AEH CMM LZ SMR QL NR RV KZG JJ BRS MTS.