Open AccessVariants in Iron Metabolism Genes Predict Higher Blood Lead Levels in Young Children
Author(s) -
Marianne R. Hopkins,
Adrienne S. Ettinger,
Mauricio HernándezÁvila,
Joel Schwartz,
Martha María TéllezRojo,
Héctor LamadridFigueroa,
David Bellinger,
Howard Hu,
Robert O. Wright
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11233
Subject(s) - blood lead level , hemochromatosis , medicine , transferrin , whole blood , genotype , cord blood , hereditary hemochromatosis , physiology , biology , genetics , gene , lead exposure , cats
Given the association between iron deficiency and lead absorption, we hypothesized that variants in iron metabolism genes would predict higher blood lead levels in young children.
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