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The interaction of lead exposure and arylsulfatase A genotype affects sulfatide catabolism in human fibroblasts.
Neurotoxicology - 1 Jun 2000
Poretz R D, Yang A, Deng W, Manowitz P
Abstract excerpt
Lead exposure causes cognitive and behavioral deficits in some affected children. We propose that a contributing mechanism for the neurological damage is that lead induces critically low levels of arylsulfatase A (ASA) at sensitive stages of nervous system development. It is hypothesized that the combined effects of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in human ASA which results in reduced levels of the enzyme,...
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