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Maternal exposure to floricultural work during pregnancy, PON1 Q192R polymorphisms and the risk of low birth weight.
The Science of the total environment - 15 Oct 2009
Moreno-Banda G, Blanco-Muñoz J, Lacasaña M, Rothenberg S J, Aguilar-Garduño C, Gamboa R, Pérez-Méndez O
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BACKGROUND: Although there is evidence from animal studies of impaired reproductive function by exposure to organophosphates (OP), the effects on birth weight have not been sufficiently evaluated in epidemiological studies. Paraoxonase (PON1) detoxifies organophosphates by cleavage of active oxon...
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