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Evaluation of the effect of divalent metal transporter 1 gene polymorphism on blood iron, lead and cadmium levels.
Environmental research - 1 Feb 2015
Kayaaltı Zeliha, Akyüzlü Dilek Kaya, Söylemezoğlu Tülin
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Divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1), a member of the proton-coupled metal ion transporter family, mediates transport of ferrous iron from the lumen of the intestine into the enterocyte and export of iron from endocytic vesicles. It has an affinity not only for iron but also for other divalent cations including manganese, cobalt, nickel, cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc. DMT1 is encoded by the SLC11a2 gene that is...
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