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Case-only gene-environment interaction between ALAD tagSNPs and occupational lead exposure in prostate cancer.
The Prostate - 1 May 2014
Neslund-Dudas Christine, Levin Albert M, Rundle Andrew, Beebe-Dimmer Jennifer, Bock Cathryn H, Nock Nora L, Jankowski Michelle, Datta Indrani, Krajenta Richard, Dou Q Ping, Mitra Bharati, Tang Deliang, Rybicki Benjamin A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Black men have historically had higher blood lead levels than white men in the U.S. and have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world. Inorganic lead has been classified as a probable human carcinogen. Lead (Pb) inhibits delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), a gene recently implicated in other genitourinary cancers. The ALAD enzyme is involved in the second step of heme...
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