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Paraoxonase polymorphisms, haplotypes, and enzyme activity in Latino mothers and newborns.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Jul 2006
Holland Nina, Furlong Clement, Bastaki Maria, Richter Rebecca, Bradman Asa, Huen Karen, Beckman Kenneth, Eskenazi Brenda
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have demonstrated widespread pesticide exposures in pregnant women and in children. Plasma paraoxonase 1 (PON1) plays an important role in detoxification of various organophosphates. The goals of this study were to examine in the Center for Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) birth cohort of Latina mothers and their newborns living in the Salinas Valley, California, the...
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