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Genetic variability in ABCB1, occupational pesticide exposure, and Parkinson's disease.
Environmental research - 1 Nov 2015
Narayan Shilpa, Sinsheimer Janet S, Paul Kimberly C, Liew Zeyan, Cockburn Myles, Bronstein Jeff M, Ritz Beate
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BACKGROUND: Studies suggested that variants in the ABCB1 gene encoding P-glycoprotein, a xenobiotic transporter, may increase susceptibility to pesticide exposures linked to Parkinson's Disease (PD) risk. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the joint impact of two ABCB1 polymorphisms and pesticide exposures on PD risk. METHODS: In a population-based case control study, we genotyped ABCB1 gene variants at rs1045642...
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