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Proteomics of toxic oil syndrome in humans: Phenotype distribution in a population of patients.
Chemico-biological interactions - 30 Jun 2011
Quero Carmen, Colomé Nuria, Rodriguez Carlos, Eichhorn Peter, Posada de la Paz Manuel, Gelpi Emilio, Abian Joaquin
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OBJECTIVES: Toxic oil syndrome (TOS) is a disease that appeared in Spain in 1981. Epidemiological work traced the origin to the ingestion of aniline-adulterated rapeseed oil, fraudulently marketed and sold as edible oil. It affected more than 20,000 people with over 400 deaths in the first 2 years. In 2001 evidence was presented that genetic factors could play a role in the susceptibility of individuals to the...
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