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DNA variants and organophosphate neurotoxicity among emerging farmers in the Western Cape of South Africa.
American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Jan 2018
Glass Tracy, Dalvie Mohamed A, Holtman Zelda, Vorster Anna A, Ramesar Rajkumar S, London Leslie
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BACKGROUND: Previous epidemiological studies investigating modification of organophosphate (OP) neurotoxicity by xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XMEs) polymorphisms have produced inconsistent results. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 301 emerging farmers was conducted. Neurotoxicity testing included forward and backward recall, digit span, and vibration sensitivity testing. Questionnaire data included...
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