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SUBMITTER: Grau-Perez M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6363843 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grau-Perez Maria M Zhao Jinying J Pierce Brandon B Francesconi Kevin A KA Goessler Walter W Zhu Yun Y An Qiang Q Umans Jason J Best Lyle L Cole Shelley A SA Navas-Acien Ana A Tellez-Plaza Maria M
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 20181205
<h4>Introduction</h4>While several mechanisms may explain metal-related health effects, the exact cellular processes are not fully understood. We evaluated the association between leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and urine arsenic (ΣAs), cadmium (Cd) and tungsten (W) exposure in the Strong Heart Study (SHS, N = 1702) and in the Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS, N = 1793).<h4>Methods</h4>Urine metal concentrations were measured using ICP-MS. Arsenic exposure was assessed as the sum of inorganic ars ...[more]