CHE Toxicant and Disease Database
Alzheimer's
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Notes
Pesticide exposures as defined by occupational exposure (vineyard worker, farmer, farm worker, animal breeder) has been associated with Alzheimers.
References:
- Baldi I. et al. Neurodegenerative Diseases and Exposure to Pesticides in the Elderly. Am J Epidemiol 2003; 157(5): 409-414.
- Carpenter D.O. et al. Understanding the Human Health Effects of Chemical Mixtures. Environ Health Perspect 2002;110(suppl 1)25-42.
- Kukull WA, Larson EB, Bowen JD, et al. Solvent exposure as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: a case-control study.Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Jun 1;141(11):1059-79; Erratum in: Am J Epidemiol 1995 Aug 15;142(4):450.
- Murch, SJ et al. A mechanism for slow release of biomagnified cyanobacterial neurotoxins and neurodegenerative disease in Guam. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2004; 101(33): 12228-31. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/101/33/12228
- Solomon G. et al. Pesticides and Human Health: A Resource for Health Professionals. A peer-reviewed report by Physicians for Social Responsibility (LA and Greater Bay Area chapters) and Californians for Pesticide Reform. 2000. Available on-line at: http:
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