Variants in iron metabolism genes predict higher blood lead levels in young children

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Variants in iron metabolism genes predict higher blood lead levels in young children [1]

Despite efforts to reduce lead in the environment by removing lead in gasoline and banning lead-based paint, an estimated 310,000 U.S. children 1

Publication Date:

01/09/2008

Author(s): Marianne R. Hopkins [2], Adrienne S. Ettinger [3], Mauricio Hernndez-Avila & et al [4]

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives [5]

Vol:

116

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pp:

1261

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/variants-iron-metabolism-genes-predict-higher-blood-lead-levels-young-children

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