Drinking water contaminants, gene polymorphisms, and fetal growth

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1213-1216

  Infante Rivard, Claire ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CYP2E1 gene; Disinfection by products; Drinking water; Gene polymorphism; Gene environment interaction; Intrauterine growth restriction; Low birth weight; MTHFR gene; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FLUID INTAKE; GENDER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 4344660536     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7003     Document Type: Article

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