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Genetic polymorphisms influence the susceptibility of men to sperm DNA damage associated with exposure to air pollution.
Mutation research - 5 Jan 2010
Rubes J, Rybar R, Prinosilova P, Veznik Z, Chvatalova I, Solansky I, Sram R J
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds on sperm quality in a group of city policemen in Prague during a period of increased concentrations of ambient air-pollutants (winter season) compared to a period of low exposure (spring). Polymorphisms in metabolic genes (CYP1A1, EPHX1, GSTM1, GSTP1, GSTT1), folic acid...
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