Arsenic metabolism is influenced by polymorphisms in genes involved in one-carbon metabolism and reduction reactions

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 667, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 4-14

  Schläwicke Engström, Karin ^a   Nermell, Barbro ^b   Concha, Gabriela ^c   Strömberg, Ulf ^a   Vahter, Marie ^b   Broberg, Karin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arsenic; AS3MT; Metabolism; Methylation; One carbon metabolism; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARSENIC; CHOLINE DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOCHROME P450 17; DRINKING WATER; GLUTAREDOXIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PEROXIREDOXIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; CARBON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67649206115     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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