The Effect of the Hemochromatosis (HFE) Genotype on Lead Load and Iron Metabolism among Lead Smelter Workers

Guangqin Fan; Guihua Du; Huijun Li; Fen Lin; Ziyong Sun; Wei Yang; Chang Feng; Gaochun Zhu; Yanshu Li; Ying Chen; Huan Jiao; Fankun Zhou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101537

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The Effect of the Hemochromatosis (HFE) Genotype on Lead Load and Iron Metabolism among Lead Smelter Workers

Guangqin Fan ,

* E-mail: fanfgq@126.com

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Guihua Du,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Huijun Li ,

¶Huijun Li and Wei Yang are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of clinical laboratory, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Fen Lin,

Affiliations Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Gannan Medicine University, Ganzhou, People's Republic of China
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Ziyong Sun,

Affiliation Department of clinical laboratory, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Wei Yang ,

¶Huijun Li and Wei Yang are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Nevada Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, United States of America
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Chang Feng,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Gaochun Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Yanshu Li,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Ying Chen,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Huan Jiao,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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Fankun Zhou

Affiliation Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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The Effect of the Hemochromatosis (HFE) Genotype on Lead Load and Iron Metabolism among Lead Smelter Workers

Guangqin Fan,
Guihua Du,
Huijun Li,
Fen Lin,
Ziyong Sun,
Wei Yang,
Chang Feng,
Gaochun Zhu,
Yanshu Li,
Ying Chen

Published: July 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101537

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