Polymorphisms in Glutathione-Related Genes Affect Methylmercury Retention

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 588-595

  Custodio, Hipolito M ^a   Broberg, Karin ^a   Wennberg, Maria ^b,c   Jansson, Jan Håkan ^b,c   Vessby, Bengt ^d   Hallmans, Göran ^e   Stegmayr, Birgitta ^e   Skerfving, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gene environment interaction; Glutamyl cysteine ligase; Glutathione s transferases; Methylmercury; Plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; LIGASE; METHYLMERCURY; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GCL GENE; GCLC GENE; GCLM GENE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GST GENE; GSTA1 GENE; GSTM1 GENE; GSTP1 GENE; GSTT1 GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33645472292     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890409603438     Document Type: Article

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