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Low-level arsenic exposure, AS3MT gene polymorphism and cardiovascular diseases in rural Texas counties.
Environmental research - 1 Feb 2012
Gong Gordon, O'Bryant Sid E
Abstract excerpt
Most Americans living in rural areas use groundwater for drinking. Exposure to low-level (around the current U.S. standard 10 μg/L) arsenic in drinking water is associated with increased mortality of cardiovascular diseases. The current study was to determine if coronary heart disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia were associated with low-level arsenic exposure and AS3MT gene single nucleotide polymorphism...
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