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- Title
Toxicogenetics: in search of host susceptibility to environmental toxicants.
- Authors
Alam, Gelareh; Jones, Byron C.
- Abstract
Heavy metals, various pesticide and herbicides are implicated as risk factors for human health. Paraquat, maneb, and rotenone, carbamate, and organophosphorous insecticides are examples of toxicants for which acute and chronic exposure are associated with multiple neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, the role of pesticide exposure in neurodegenerative diseases is not clear-cut, as there are inconsistencies in both the epidemiological and preclinical research. The aim of this short review is to show that at least, some of the inconsistencies are related to individual differences in susceptibility to the effects of neurotoxicants, individual differences that can be traced to the genetic constitution of the individuals and animals studies, i.e., host-based susceptibility.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of poisons; NEURODEGENERATION; GENETICS of disease susceptibility; HEAVY metal toxicology; GENETIC research; GENETICS
- Publication
Frontiers in Genetics, 2014, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
1664-8021
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3389/fgene.2014.00327