Published September 2019 | Version v1
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Polymorphisms in potential mercury transporter ABCC2 and neurotoxic symptoms in populations exposed to mercury vapor from goldmining

Creators

  • 1. Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ziemssenstr. 1, D-80336, Munich (Germany)
  • 2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, 221 85, Lund (Sweden)
  • 3. Department of Medical Information Sciences, Biometrics, and Epidemiology IBE, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377, Munich (Germany)
  • 4. Institute of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment, Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT (University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology), EWZ 1, A6060, Hall i.T. (Austria)

Description

Artisanal small-scale gold miners have high levels of mercury in human specimens often above recommended threshold values. There are differences reported in the manifestation of neurological symptoms of individuals with a comparable level of exposure to mercury, suggesting a genetic component influencing the susceptibility to mercury neurotoxicity.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.043;
PII
S0013935119303019;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
176
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55023655
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
GENETICS; HUMANS; MERCURY; SYMPTOMS; VAPORS
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; MAMMALS; METALS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES

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