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Polymorphisms in genes encoding potential mercury transporters and urine mercury concentrations in populations exposed to mercury vapor from gold mining.


ABSTRACT: Elemental mercury (Hg0) is widely used in small-scale gold mining. Persons working or living in mining areas have high urinary concentrations of Hg (U-Hg). Differences in genes encoding potential Hg-transporters may affect uptake and elimination of Hg.We aimed to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Hg-transporter genes that modify U-Hg.Men and women (1,017) from Indonesia, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe were classified either as controls (no Hg exposure from gold mining) or as having low (living in a gold-mining area) or high exposure (working as gold miners). U-Hg was analyzed by cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. Eighteen SNPs in eight Hg-transporter genes were analyzed.U-Hg concentrations were higher among ABCC2/MRP2 rs1885301 A-allele carriers than among GG homozygotes in all populations, though differences were not statistically significant in most cases. MRP2 SNPs showed particularly strong associations with U-Hg in the subgroup with highest exposure (miners in Zimbabwe), whereas rs1885301 A-allele carriers had higher U-Hg than GG homozygotes [geometric mean (GM): 36.4 µg/g creatinine vs. 21.9; p = 0.027], rs2273697 GG homozygotes had higher U-Hg than A-allele carriers (GM: 37.4 vs. 16.7; p = 0.001), and rs717620 A-allele carriers had higher U-Hg than GG homozygotes (GM: 83 vs. 28; p = 0.084). The SLC7A5/LAT1 rs33916661 GG genotype was associated with higher U-Hg in all populations (statistically significant for all Tanzanians combined). SNPs in SLC22A6/OAT1 (rs4149170) and SLC22A8/OAT3 (rs4149182) were associated with U-Hg mainly in the Tanzanian study groups.SNPs in putative Hg-transporter genes may influence U-Hg concentrations.

SUBMITTER: Engstrom K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3553430 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Polymorphisms in genes encoding potential mercury transporters and urine mercury concentrations in populations exposed to mercury vapor from gold mining.

Engström Karin K   Ameer Shegufta S   Bernaudat Ludovic L   Drasch Gustav G   Baeuml Jennifer J   Skerfving Staffan S   Bose-O'Reilly Stephan S   Broberg Karin K  

Environmental health perspectives 20121009 1


<h4>Background</h4>Elemental mercury (Hg0) is widely used in small-scale gold mining. Persons working or living in mining areas have high urinary concentrations of Hg (U-Hg). Differences in genes encoding potential Hg-transporters may affect uptake and elimination of Hg.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Hg-transporter genes that modify U-Hg.<h4>Methods</h4>Men and women (1,017) from Indonesia, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe were classified  ...[more]

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