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Role of metabolic genes in blood arsenic concentrations of Jamaican children with and without autism spectrum disorder.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 6 Aug 2014
Rahbar Mohammad H, Samms-Vaughan Maureen, Ma Jianzhong, Bressler Jan, Loveland Katherine A, Ardjomand-Hessabi Manouchehr, Dickerson Aisha S, Grove Megan L, Shakespeare-Pellington Sydonnie, Beecher Compton, McLaughlin Wayne, Boerwinkle Eric
Abstract excerpt
Arsenic is a toxic metalloid with known adverse effects on human health. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes, including GSTT1, GSTP1, and GSTM1, play a major role in detoxification and metabolism of xenobiotics. We investigated the association between GST genotypes and whole blood arsenic concentrations (BASC) in Jamaican children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We used data from 100 ASD cases...
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