Low-Level Environmental Cadmium Exposure Is Associated with DNA Hypomethylation in Argentinean Women

Background: Cadmium, a common food pollutant, alters DNA methylation in vitro. Epigenetic effects might therefore partly explain cadmium’s toxicity, including its carcinogenicity; however, human data on epigenetic effects are lacking. Objective: We evaluated the effects of dietary cadmium exposure o...

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Autores principales: Hossain, Mohammad Bakhtiar, Vahter, Marie, Concha, Gabriela, Broberg, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22382075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104600

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22382075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104600

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