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Genetic variants associated with arsenic metabolism within human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase show wide variation across multiple populations.
Archives of toxicology - 1 Feb 2011
Fujihara Junko, Yasuda Toshihiro, Kato Hideaki, Yuasa Isao, Panduro Arturo, Kunito Takashi, Takeshita Haruo
Abstract excerpt
Human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT) is known to catalyze the methylation of arsenite. The objective of this study was to investigate the diversity of the AS3MT gene in Mexican and German populations. The distribution of 18 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in AS3MT was assessed on healthy individuals: 38 Mestizo, 69 Nahuas, 50 Huicholes, and 32 Germans. All 18 SNPs were polymorphic...
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