Role of Metabolic Genes in Blood Aluminum Concentrations of Jamaican Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Role of Metabolic Genes in Blood Aluminum Concentrations of Jamaican Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Aluminum is a neurotoxic metal with known health effects in animals and humans. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes and enzymes play a major role in detoxification of several heavy metals. Besides a direct relationship with oxidative stress; aluminum decreases GST enzyme activities. Using data fro...

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Main Authors: Mohammad H. Rahbar, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Meagan R. Pitcher, Jan Bressler, Manouchehr Hessabi, Katherine A. Loveland, MacKinsey A. Christian, Megan L. Grove, Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington, Compton Beecher, Wayne McLaughlin, Eric Boerwinkle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
aluminum
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes
detoxification
interactions
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/11/1095

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