Aflatoxin B1 exposure and liver cirrhosis in Guatemala: a case–control study

Christian S Alvarez; Elisa Hernández; Kira Escobar; Carmen I Villagrán; María F Kroker-Lobos; Alvaro Rivera-Andrade; Joshua W Smith; Patricia A Egner; Mariana Lazo; Neal D Freedman; Eliseo Guallar; Michael Dean; Barry I Graubard; John D Groopman; Manuel Ramírez-Zea; Katherine A McGlynn

doi:10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000380

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Aflatoxin B₁ exposure and liver cirrhosis in Guatemala: a case–control study

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Christian S Alvarez Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elisa Hernández Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kira Escobar Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carmen I Villagrán Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala PubMed articles Google scholar articles
María F Kroker-Lobos INCAP Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala, Guatemala PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alvaro Rivera-Andrade INCAP Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala, Guatemala PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joshua W Smith Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia A Egner Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mariana Lazo Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Neal D Freedman Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eliseo Guallar Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Dean Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Barry I Graubard Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John D Groopman Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Manuel Ramírez-Zea INCAP Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala, Guatemala PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katherine A McGlynn Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Christian S Alvarez; christian.alvarez{at}nih.gov

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Alvarez CS, Hernández E, Escobar K, et al

Aflatoxin B₁ exposure and liver cirrhosis in Guatemala: a case–control study

BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2020;7:e000380. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000380

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Received January 13, 2020
Revised April 21, 2020
Accepted April 24, 2020
First published July 7, 2020.

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January 08, 2022

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