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RETRACTED: Paraoxonase I polymorphisms and attention/hyperactivity in school-age children from Mexico City, Mexico.
Environmental research - 1 Jul 2014
Fortenberry Gamola Z, Meeker John D, Sánchez Brisa N, Bellinger David, Peterson Karen, Schnaas Lourdes, Solano-González Maritsa, Ettinger Adrienne S, Hernandez-Avila Mauricio, Hu Howard, Maria Tellez-Rojo Martha
Abstract excerpt
Globally, organophosphate (OP) pesticide usage and exposure is widespread. Studies have found that fetuses and infants are more sensitive than adults to environmental toxicants and that prenatal exposure to low levels of OPs has been associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Like Phenotypes (ADHD-LP). Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an enzyme involved in detoxifying some OPs and its polymorphisms influence...
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