Elevated levels of organochlorine pesticides in South Asian immigrants are associated with an increased risk of diabetes

Elevated levels of organochlorine pesticides in South Asian immigrants are associated with an increased risk of diabetes

Objective: Rates of diabetes mellitus are higher in South Asians than in other populations and persist after migration. One unexplored cause may be higher exposure to persistent organic pollutants associated with diabetes in other populations. We compared organochlorine (OC) pesticide concentrations...

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Main Authors: Elliott, Paul, Kooner, Jaspal, Macherone, Anthony, McMullin, Matthew, Zhang, Luoping, Chambers, John Campbell, Sanchez, Sylvia S., La Merrill, Michele A., Hubbard, Alan E., Smith, Martyn T., Daniels, Sarah I.
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Science::Medicine
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87452
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49883

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https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87452
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49883

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