Allele Frequencies of the Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Related to the Body Burden of Heavy Metals in the Korean Population and Their Ethnic Differences |
Eom, Sang-Yong
(Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Lim, Ji-Ae (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) Kim, Yong-Dae (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) Choi, Byung-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine) Hwang, Myung Sil (Food Risk Analysis Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation) Park, Jung-Duck (Department of Preventive Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine) Kim, Heon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) Kwon, Ho-Jang (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) |
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