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Heavy metals, organic solvents, and multiple sclerosis: An exploratory look at gene-environment interactions.
Archives of environmental & occupational health - 1 Jan 2016
Napier Melanie D, Poole Charles, Satten Glen A, Ashley-Koch Allison, Marrie Ruth Ann, Williamson Dhelia M
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Exposure to heavy metals and organic solvents are potential etiologic factors for multiple sclerosis (MS), but their interaction with MS-associated genes is under-studied. The authors explored the relationship between environmental exposure to lead, mercury, and solvents and 58 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in MS-associated genes. Data from a population-based case-control study of 217 prevalent MS cases...
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