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To investigate the influence of the following on childhood cancer risk: pregnancy outcome, child's characteristics at birth, child's environment in utero or during childhood, parents' profession and lifestyle, successive domicile communities, family history of cancer, birth defects, or autoimmune diseases. To identify genetic predispositions capable of modulating the function of these factors, including polymorphisms in genes involved in the transport and metabolism of xenobiotics, DNA repair, immune response, or in embryonic development and cell differentiation. To investigate the interactions between these polymorphisms and environmental factors.

To evaluate the role of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes in hepatocellular carcinoma.

To evaluate the risk of venous thromboembolism in connection with hormone therapy for menopause while considering the administration route for oestrogen and types of progestin.

To investigate the relationship between exposure to pesticides and central nervous system disorders (brain and spinal cord)