Prenatal Lead Levels, Plasma Amyloid β Levels, and Gene Expression in Young Adulthood.

Background: Animal studies suggest that early-life lead exposure influences gene expression and production of proteins associated with Alzheimerfs disease (AD). Objectives: We attempted to assess the relationship between early-life lead exposure and potential biomarkers for AD among young men and wo...

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Published in:Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 120; no. 5; pp. 702 - 708
Main Authors: Mazumdar, Maitreyi, Xia, Weiming, Hofmann, Oliver, Gregas, Matthew, Sui, Shannan Ho, Hide, Winston, Yang, Ting, Needleman, Herbert L., Bellinger, David C.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences May2012
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