Genetic susceptibility to benzene toxicity in humans

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 1482-1489

  Garte, Seymour ^a,e   Taioli, Emanuela ^a   Popov, Todor ^b   Bolognesi, Claudia ^c   Farmer, Peter ^d   Merlo, Franco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DNA; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; MYELOPEROXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELUTION; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1 GENE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOPEROXIDASE GENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE) GENE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK;

ADULT; BENZENE; BULGARIA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 53649101200     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802349974     Document Type: Article

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