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Associations of Metabolic Genes (GSTT1, GSTP1, GSTM1) and Blood Mercury Concentrations Differ in Jamaican Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 3 Feb 2021
Rahbar Mohammad H, Samms-Vaughan Maureen, Saroukhani Sepideh, Bressler Jan, Hessabi Manouchehr, Grove Megan L, Shakspeare-Pellington Sydonnie, Loveland Katherine A, Beecher Compton, McLaughlin Wayne
Abstract excerpt
We investigated interactive roles of three metabolic glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes (GSTP1, GSTT1, and GSTM1) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) status in relation to blood Hg concentrations (BHC) of Jamaican children. We used data from 266 children (2-8 years) with ASD and their 1:1 age- and sex-matched typically developing (TD) controls. After adjusting General Linear Models for child's age,...
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