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Arsenite methyltransferase (AS3MT) polymorphisms and arsenic methylation in children in rural Bangladesh.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 15 Oct 2018
De Loma Jessica, Skröder Helena, Raqib Rubhana, Vahter Marie, Broberg Karin
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BACKGROUND: Arsenic methylation efficiency, a susceptibility factor for arsenic toxicity, is in adults partly explained by variation in arsenite methyltransferase (AS3MT) gene. Little is known about the role of AS3MT for children's arsenic methylation. OBJECTIVES: Evaluating associations between AS3MT polymorphisms and children's arsenic methylation efficiency. METHODS: Bangladeshi children's arsenic exposure...
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