Assertion: fluoride | /r/HasProperty | mutagen
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text: The biological plausibility centers around three facts: 1) Bone is the principal site of fluoride accumulation, particularly during the growth spurts of childhood; 2) Fluoride is a mutagen when present at sufficient concentrations, and 3) Fluoride stimulates the proliferation of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts), which may “increase the risk for some of the dividing cells to become malignant.
text: According to the National Toxicology Program (NTP), “the preponderance of evidence” from laboratory studies indicates that fluoride is a mutagen (a compound that can cause genetic damage).
text: The plausibility of a fluoride/osteosarcoma connection is grounded in the three considerations: Bone is the principal site of fluoride accumulation, particularly during the growth spurts of childhood; Fluoride is a mutagen when present at sufficient concentrations; and Fluoride stimulates the proliferation of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts), which may ”increase the risk for some of the dividing cells to become malignant.