October 13, 2008 – Page 2 – The Stem Cell Foundation

Characterization of the monomethylarsonate reductase and dehydroascorbate reductase activities of Omega class glutathione transferase variants: implications for arsenic metabolism and the age-at-onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

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There are two functional Omega class glutathione transferase (GST) genes in humans. GSTO1 is polymorphic with several coding region alleles, including an A140D substitution, a potential deletion of E155 and…

Arsenic Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence

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Arsenic exposure is a likely cause of blackfoot disease and a potential risk factor for atherosclerosis. The authors performed a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence on the association between…

Drinking Water Arsenic in Utah: A Cohort Mortality Study

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The association of drinking water arsenic and mortality outcome was investigated in a cohort of residents from Millard County, Utah. Median drinking water arsenic concentrations for selected study towns ranged…

Vitamin D Insufficiency in North America1

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Vitamin D insufficiency is a term that has been used to describe the finding of biochemical evidence of deficiency, without obvious clinical signs or symptoms, such as rickets or osteomalacia.…