Effects of delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase polymorphisms on susceptibility to lead in han subjects from southwestern China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2326-2338

  Yang, Yuelin ^a   Wu, Jin ^a   Sun, Pin ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase; Lead poisoning; Occupational exposure; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GENOMIC DNA; IRON; LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; ZINC;

ALLELE; BLOOD; GENOTYPE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM; TOXICITY; URINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELTA AMINOLEVULINIC ACID DEHYDRATASE 1 GENE; DELTA AMINOLEVULINIC ACID DEHYDRATASE 2 GENE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DREAMING; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE LEVEL; VOMITING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

CHINA;

EID: 84863872848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9072326     Document Type: Article

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