Blook metallothionein transcript as a biomarker for metal sensitivity: low blood metallothionein transcripts in arsenicosis patients from Guizhou, China.

BACKGROUND: Because metallothionein (MT) is a metal-binding protein that protects against metal intoxication, it could be a biomarker for individual sensitivity to metal toxicity. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the use of bloodborne MT transcript as a reflection of tissue MT levels and examined the potentia...

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Published in:	Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 115; no. 7; pp. 1101 - 1107
Main Authors:	Liu J, Cheng M, Yang Q, Shan K, Shen J, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Dill AL, Waalkes MP
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Jul2007
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