Association between aminolevulinate dehydrase genotypes and blood lead levels in children from a lead-contaminated area in Antofagasta, Chile

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 276-280

  Perez Bravo F ^a   Ruz, M ^b   Moran Jimenez M J ^c   Olivares, M ^a   Rebolledo, A ^b   Codoceo, J ^b   Sepulveda V ^d   Jenkin, A ^d   Santos, J L ^a   Fontanellas, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d Departamento de Salud   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

BLOOD; CHILD; GENOTYPE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MINING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MINING; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SCHOOLS;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 17144446110     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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