Article
Individual susceptibility to arsenic-induced diseases: the role of host genetics, nutritional status, and the gut microbiome.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Feb 2018
Chi Liang, Gao Bei, Tu Pengcheng, Liu Chih-Wei, Xue Jingchuan, Lai Yunjia, Ru Hongyu, Lu Kun
Abstract excerpt
Arsenic (As) contamination in water or food is a global issue affecting hundreds of millions of people. Although As is classified as a group 1 carcinogen and is associated with multiple diseases, the individual susceptibility to As-related diseases is highly variable, such that a proportion of people exposed to As have higher risks of developing related disorders. Many factors have been found to be associated...
Topics
- Animals
- Arsenic
- Carcinogens
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Nutrigenomics
- Water Pollutants, Chemical