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Articles tagged "Environmental toxins"

  • 2016 International Congress

    Serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, CYP2B6 and neurodegenerative disease in the Faroe Islands

    L.L. Farrell, E. Nosova, S. Bech, I. Guella, M.J. Farrer, M.S. Petersen (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

    Objective: To investigate genetic variability in CYP2B6, PCB levels and Parkinson's disease in the Faroese. Background: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent man-made highly toxic pollutants…
  • 2016 International Congress

    Long-term incidence of Parkinson’s disease in rural areas of Finland

    J. Isotalo, T. Vahlberg, V. Kaasinen (Turku, Finland)

    Objective: To investigate possible long-term changes in the incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in rural regions. Background: Living in rural areas has long been suspected…
  • 2016 International Congress

    Rotenone and Parkinson’s disease (PD): Effect modification by membrane transporter variants

    S.M. Goldman, F. Kamel, C. Meng, M. Korell, D.M. Umbach, J. Hoppin, G.W. Ross, C. Marras, M. Kasten, A. Chade, K. Comyns, D. Sandler, A. Blair, C.M. Tanner (San Francisco, CA, USA)

    Objective: Determine whether variants in the xenobiotic efflux membrane transporter p-glycoprotein gene (ABCB1, p-gp, MDR1) modify the association of rotenone and PD. Background: Use of…
  • 2016 International Congress

    Association of UV radiation with Parkinson’s disease incidence: A nationwide French ecologic study

    A. Elbaz, K. Sofiane, L. Wald, A. Dugravot, A. Singh-Manoux, F. Moisan, A. Kravietz (Villejuif, France)

    Objective: Using ultraviolet B (UV-B) as a surrogate for vitamin D levels, we conducted a nationwide ecologic study in France in order to examine the…
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