Serum organochlorines and urinary porphyrin pattern in a population highly exposed to hexachlorobenzene

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in several species of laboratory mammals, but the human evidence is contradictory. In a study among adults of a population highly exposed to HCB (Flix, Catalonia, Spa...

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Main Authors: Ribas-Fitó Núria, Sala Maria, Ozalla Dolores, Herrero Carmen, Sunyer Jordi, Grimalt Joan, Basagaña Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-07-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/1/1/1