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CYP2D6 polymorphism, pesticide exposure, and Parkinson's disease.
Annals of neurology - 1 Mar 2004
Elbaz Alexis, Levecque Clotilde, Clavel Jacqueline, Vidal Jean-Sébastien, Richard Florence, Amouyel Philippe, Alpérovitch Annick, Chartier-Harlin Marie-Christine, Tzourio Christophe
Abstract excerpt
We performed a case-control study of Parkinson's disease (PD) in a population characterized by a high prevalence of pesticide exposure and studied the joint effect of pesticide exposure and CYP2D6. Although they are based on a small group of subjects with the joint exposure, our findings are consistent with a gene-environment interaction disease model according to which (1) pesticides have a modest effect in...
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