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[Effect of the polymorphism of myeloperoxidase gene on the risk of benzene poisoning].
Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases - 1 Apr 2003
Xu Jian-ning, Wu Chun-ling, Chen Yan, Wang Quan-kai, Li Gui-lan, Su Zhi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between the polymorphism myeloperoxidase (MPO) gene and the genetic susceptibility to benzene toxicity in workers exposed to benzene and in patients with benzene poisoning. METHODS: Using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms (PCR-RFLP) techniques, the genotypes' polymorphism of MPO gene in 35 patients with chronic benzene poisoning, 46 workers...
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