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The Toxicologist - Society of Toxicology

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lood lead levels and hematopoietic biomarkers, such as erythrocyte protoporphyrin<br />

(EPP) and hemoglobin and hematocrit, using nationally representative data<br />

from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES<br />

III) DNA bank, 1991-1994 (n=6016). Other covariates in the model were age, sex,<br />

race/ethnicity, hematocrit, serum transferrin saturation, serum ferritin. Results: In<br />

multiple linear regression models, at the highest blood lead quartile (3.7-52.9<br />

μg/dL) ALAD was associated with log EPP. ALAD 2 carriers had statistically significant<br />

lower log EPP (β coeff=-0.10; SE= 0.02. p

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