Scientists at the Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in Shanghai studied 123 children under 15 with leukemia and found those with a faulty variant of the XRCC1 gene were 4.3 times more likely to be diagnosed with the disease if they lived within 330 feet of a power line or electricity transformer and the electromagnetic fields that surround such facilities. The gene in question is believed to help repair DNA damage when functioning normally and has been linked to increases in the risk for breast and prostate cancer. This genetic anomaly would explain why some exposed to such EMFs remain healthy while other more susceptible residents fall ill. Health advocates have called for similar studies by Western scientists.Further details can be found on the website of health advocacy organization Powerwatch.
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