Investigations of vitamin D receptor polymorphism affecting workers' susceptibility to lead

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 316-322

  Chuang, Hung Yi ^a,b   Yu, Kuei Ting ^b   Ho, Chi Kung ^a,b   Wu, Ming Tsang ^a,b   Lin, Gau Tyan ^a   Wu, Trong Neng ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lead worker; Susceptibility; Vitamin D receptor gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; LEAD; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR GENE;

ADULT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEAD; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

EID: 4143124294     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.316     Document Type: Article

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