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Genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to lead and influence of polymorphisms in genes involved in lead toxicokinetics and in DNA repair.
Environment international - 1 Aug 2012
García-Lestón Julia, Roma-Torres Joana, Vilares Maria, Pinto Rui, Prista João, Teixeira João Paulo, Mayan Olga, Conde João, Pingarilho Marta, Gaspar Jorge Francisco, Pásaro Eduardo, Méndez Josefina, Laffon Blanca
Abstract excerpt
Lead is still widely used in many industrial processes and is very persistent in the environment. Although toxic effects caused by occupational exposure to lead have been extensively studied, there are still conflicting results regarding its genotoxicity. In a previous pilot study we observed some genotoxic effects in a population of lead exposed workers. Thus, we extended our study analysing a larger population,...
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