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Arsenic-related skin lesions and glutathione S-transferase P1 A1578G (Ile105Val) polymorphism in two ethnic clans exposed to indoor combustion of high arsenic coal in one village.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Dec 2006
Lin Guo-Fang, Du Hui, Chen Ji-Gang, Lu Hong-Chao, Guo Wei-Chao, Meng Hong, Zhang Tian-Bao, Zhang Xin-Jiang, Lu Da-Ru, Golka Klaus, Shen Jian-Hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A total of 2402 patients with arsenic-related skin lesions, such as hyperkeratosis, hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation, or even skin cancer in a few villages in Southwest Guizhou Autonomous Prefecture, China represent a unique case of endemic arsenism related with indoor combustion of high arsenic coal. This study aimed to investigate the cluster of arsenism cases and the possible relevant factors...
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