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[Relationship between Arsenic (+3 Oxidation State) Methyltransferase Genetic Polymorphisms and Methylation Capacity of Inorganic Arsenic].
Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene - 1 Jan 2015
Agusa Tetsuro, Kunito Takashi, Minh Tue Nguyen, Thi Mai Lan Vi, Binh Minh Tu, Thi Kim Trang Pham, Fujihara Junko, Takeshita Haruo, Takahashi Shin, Hung Viet Pham, Tanabe Shinsuke, Iwata Hisato
Abstract excerpt
Arsenic metabolism affects the susceptibility of humans to arsenic toxicity; therefore, clarification of the factors associated with individual variations in arsenic metabolism is an important task. Genetic polymorphisms such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT), which can methylate arsenic compounds using S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet), have been...
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