A polymorphism in the delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase gene modifies plasma/whole blood lead ratio

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 394-398

  Montenegro, Marcelo F ^a   Barbosa Jr , Fernando ^a,b   Sandrim, Valeria C ^a   Gerlach, Raquel F ^a   Tanus Santos, Jose E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ALAD polymorphism; Delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase; Lead toxicology; Plasma lead; Plasma whole blood lead ratio; Whole blood lead

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

EID: 33646739306     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-005-0056-y     Document Type: Article

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