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Urinary arsenic metabolism in a Western Chinese population exposed to high-dose inorganic arsenic in drinking water: influence of ethnicity and genetic polymorphisms.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 1 Jan 2014
Fu Songbo, Wu Jie, Li Yuanyuan, Liu Yan, Gao Yanhui, Yao Feifei, Qiu Chuanying, Song Li, Wu Yu, Liao Yongjian, Sun Dianjun
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the differences in urinary arsenic metabolism patterns of individuals exposed to a high concentration of inorganic arsenic (iAs) in drinking water, an epidemiological investigation was conducted with 155 individuals living in a village where the arsenic concentration in the drinking water was 969μg/L. Blood and urine samples were collected from 66 individuals including 51 cases with skin lesions...
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