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Association of organophosphate pesticide exposure and paraoxonase with birth outcome in Mexican-American women.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Harley Kim G, Huen Karen, Aguilar Schall Raul, Holland Nina T, Bradman Asa, Barr Dana Boyd, Eskenazi Brenda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies suggest that maternal organophosphorus (OP) pesticide exposure is associated with poorer fetal growth, but findings are inconsistent. We explored whether paraoxonase (PON1), a key enzyme involved in detoxification of OPs, could be an effect modifier in this assoc...
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