Mercury biomarkers and DNA methylation among michigan dental professionals

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 195-203

  Goodrich, Jaclyn M ^a   Basu, Niladri ^a   Franzblau, Alfred ^a   Dolinoy, Dana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Epigenetics; Occupational exposure; Selenoproteins

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY MASS; CHEEK MUCOSA; CPG ISLAND; DENTIST; DNA ISOLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG INTERSPERSED REPEAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PYROSEQUENCING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875037540     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.21763     Document Type: Article

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