Genetic polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferase (GST) superfamily and arsenic metabolism in residents of the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 352-362

  Agusa, Tetsuro ^a,b   Iwata, Hisato ^b   Fujihara, Junko ^a   Kunito, Takashi ^c   Takeshita, Haruo ^a   Minh, Tu Binh ^d   Trang, Pham Thi Kim ^d   Viet, Pham Hung ^d   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Genetic polymorphism; Glutathione S transferase 1 (GSTO1); GST 1 (GSTT1); GST 1 (GSTM1); GST 1 (GSTP1); GST 2 (GSTO2); Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARSENIC; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE O1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE O2; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAIR LEVEL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METABOLIC CAPACITY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL ALLELE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; TOXICOGENETICS; TOXICOKINETICS; URINE LEVEL; VIET NAM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILD TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARSENIC; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RIVERS; SEX FACTORS; VIETNAM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449092791     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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