Authors: Mundt, Kenneth, Alexa Gallagher, Linda Dell, Ethan Natelson, Paolo Boffetta, and Robinan Gentry.
Conducted additional and refined analysis on the key underlying data (including specifically exposure information which had not been previously provided) utilized in a study relied upon in the draft IRIS assessment (e.g. Zhang et al. 2010). The analysis evaluates exposed and unexposed populations and any potential correlations between formaldehyde exposure and aneuploidy among the exposed populations. Results showed that differences in white blood cell, granulocyte, platelet, and red blood cell counts were not exposure-dependent. Additionally, among formaldehyde-exposed workers, no association was observed between individual formaldehyde exposure estimates and frequency of aneuploidy, which the original study authors suggested were indicators of myeloid leukemia risk.