Blood lead, cadmium and mercury in relation to homocysteine and C-reactive protein in women of reproductive age: a panel study

• Main Authors: Anna Z. Pollack (Author), Sunni L. Mumford (Author), Lindsey Sjaarda (Author), Neil J. Perkins (Author), Farah Malik (Author), Jean Wactawski-Wende (Author), Enrique F. Schisterman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To examine the relationship between cadmium, lead, and mercury concentrations with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and homocysteine in women. Methods Metals were measured at enrollment in whole blood. Homocysteine and hs-CRP were measured in one (N = 9) or two (N = 2...