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Chronic arsenic toxicity & human health by Guha Mazumder, D N

“…Chronic arsenic toxicity (arsenicosis) due to drinking of arsenic contaminated ground water is a major environmental health hazard throughout the world…”
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Creatinine, Diet, Micronutrients, and Arsenic Methylation in West Bengal, India by Basu, Arin, Mitra, Soma, Chung, Joyce, Mazumder, D.N. Guha, Ghosh, Nilima, Kalman, David, von Ehrenstein, Ondine S., Steinmaus, Craig, Liaw, Jane, Smith, Allan H.

“…Background: Ingested inorganic arsenic (InAs) is methylated to monomethylated (MMA) and dimethylated metabolites (DMA). Methylation may have an important role…”
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Pregnancy Outcomes, Infant Mortality, and Arsenic in Drinking Water in West Bengal, India by von Ehrenstein, O. S., Guha Mazumder, D. N., Hira-Smith, M., Ghosh, N., Yuan, Y., Windham, G., Ghosh, A., Haque, R., Lahiri, S., Kalman, D., Das, S., Smith, A. H.

“…Between 2001 and 2003, the authors studied pregnancy outcomes and infant mortality among 202 married women in West Bengal, India. Reproductive histories were…”
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Arsenic exposure induces genomic hypermethylation by Majumdar, Sunipa, Chanda, Sarmishtha, Ganguli, Bhaswati, Mazumder, D.N. Guha, Lahiri, Sarbari, Dasgupta, Uma B

“…Gene-specific hypermethylation has previously been detected in Arsenic exposed persons. To monitor the level of whole genome methylation in persons exposed to…”
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Human urothelial micronucleus assay to assess genotoxic recovery by reduction of arsenic in drinking water: a cohort study in West Bengal, India by Paul, Somnath, Bhattacharjee, Pritha, Mishra, Prafulla K., Chatterjee, Debmita, Biswas, Anirban, Deb, Debasree, Ghosh, Aloke, Guha Mazumder, D. N., Giri, Ashok K.

“…Chronic exposure to arsenic through drinking water affects nearly 26 million individuals in West Bengal, India. Cytogenetic biomarkers like urothelial…”
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Nutritional Factors and Susceptibility to Arsenic-Caused Skin Lesions in West Bengal, India by Mitra, Soma R., D. N. Guha Mazumder, Basu, Arindam, Block, Gladys, Haque, Reina, Samanta, Sambit, Ghosh, Nilima, Meera M. Hira Smith, von Ehrenstein, Ondine S., Smith, Allan H.

“…There has been widespread speculation about whether nutritional deficiencies increase the susceptibility to arsenic health effects. This is the first study to…”
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Decrements in Lung Function Related to Arsenic in Drinking Water in West Bengal, India by von Ehrenstein, Ondine S., Mazumder, D. N. Guha, Yuan, Yan, Samanta, Sambit, Balmes, John, Sil, Arabinda, Ghosh, Nilima, Hira-Smith, Meera, Haque, Reina, Purushothamam, Radhika, Lahiri, Sarbari, Das, Subhankar, Smith, Allan H.

“…During 1998–2000, the authors investigated relations between lung function, respiratory symptoms, and arsenic in drinking water among 287 study participants,…”
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Implications of oxidative stress and hepatic cytokine (TNF-α and IL-6) response in the pathogenesis of hepatic collagenesis in chronic arsenic toxicity by Das, Subhankar, Santra, Amal, Lahiri, Sarbari, Guha Mazumder, D.N.

“…Noncirrhotic portal fibrosis has been reported to occur in humans due to prolonged intake of arsenic contaminated water. Further, oxystress and hepatic…”
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Baseline characteristics of HIV & hepatitis B virus (HIV/HBV) co-infected patients from Kolkata, India by Sarkar, Jayeeta, Saha, Debraj, Bandyopadhyay, Bhaswati, Saha, Bibhuti, Kedia, Deepika, Guha Mazumder, D, Chakravarty, Runu, Guha, Subhasish

“…Background & objectives: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV co-infection has variable prevalence worldwide. In comparison to HBV mono-infection, the course of…”
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Bronchiectasis in Persons with Skin Lesions Resulting from Arsenic in Drinking Water by Mazumder, D. N. Guha, Steinmaus, Craig, Bhattacharya, Partha, von Ehrenstein, Ondine S., Ghosh, Nilima, Gotway, Michael, Sil, Arabinda, Balmes, John R., Haque, Reina, Hira-Smith, Meera M., Smith, Allan H.

“…Background: Arsenic is a unique human carcinogen in that it causes lung cancer by exposure through ingestion (in drinking water) as well as through inhalation…”
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Safe limit of arsenic in soil in relation to dietary exposure of arsenicosis patients from Malda district, West Bengal- A case study by Golui, Debasis, Guha Mazumder, D.N., Sanyal, S.K., Datta, S.P., Ray, P., Patra, P.K., Sarkar, S., Bhattacharya, K.

“…Safe limit of arsenic in soil in relation to dietary exposure of arsenicosis patients was established in Malda district of West Bengal. Out of 182 participants…”
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Chronic Arsenic Toxicity: Clinical Features, Epidemiology, and Treatment: Experience in West Bengal by Guha Mazumder, D. N.

“…Chronic arsenic toxicity due to drinking arsenic-contaminated water has been one of the worst environmental health hazards affecting eight districts of West…”
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Family Correlations of Arsenic Methylation Patterns in Children and Parents Exposed to High Concentrations of Arsenic in Drinking Water by Chung, Joyce S., Kalman, David A., Moore, Lee E., Kosnett, Michael J., Arroyo, Alex P., Beeris, Martin, D. N. Guha Mazumder, Hernandez, Alexandra L., Smith, Allan H.

“…We investigated the evidence of a familial contribution to urinary methylation patterns in families ingesting arsenic in drinking water. Arsenic methylation…”
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Blood concentrations of methionine, selenium, beta-carotene, and other micronutrients in a case–control study of arsenic-induced skin lesions in West Bengal, India by Chung, Joyce S., Haque, Reina, Guha Mazumder, D.N., Moore, Lee E., Ghosh, Nilima, Samanta, Sambit, Mitra, Soma, Hira-Smith, Meera M., von Ehrenstein, Ondine, Basu, Arindam, Liaw, Jane, Smith, Allan H.

“…Previous studies have suggested that susceptibility to arsenic toxicity could be influenced by micronutrients, in particular selenium, methionine, and…”
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Effect of chronic intake of arsenic-contaminated water on liver by Guha Mazumder, D.N.

“…The hepatotoxic effect of arsenic when used in therapeutic dose has long been recognized. We described the nature and degree of liver involvement and its…”
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Effect of drinking arsenic-contaminated water in children by Majumdar, Kunal K, Guha Mazumder, D N

“…Chronic arsenic toxicity due to drinking of arsenic-contaminated water has been a major environmental health hazard throughout the world including India…”
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Arsenic and non-malignant lung disease by Mazumder, D. N. Guha

“…Many aquifers in various parts of the world have been found to be contaminated with arsenic at concentration above 0.05 mg/L. However reports of large number…”
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Systemic manifestations in chronic arsenic toxicity in absence of skin lesions in West Bengal by Majumdar, K K, Guha Mazumder, D N, Ghose, N, Ghose, A, Lahiri, S

“…Pigmentation and keratosis are the prerequisites to diagnose arsenicosis. However, many systemic manifestations occur in association with pigmentation and…”
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Role of folic Acid on symptoms of chronic arsenic toxicity by Ghose, Nelima, Majumdar, Kunal Kanti, Ghose, A K, Saha, C K, Nandy, A K, Mazumder, D N Guha

“…Chronic arsenic toxicity (Arsenicosis) due to drinking of arsenic contaminated ground water is a global problem. However, its treatment is unsatisfactory…”
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Occurrence of arsenicosis in a rural village of Cambodia by Mazumder, D. N. Guha, Majumdar, K. K., Santra, S. C., Kol, Hero, Vicheth, Chan

“…Ninety-seven subjects belonging to 40 families in a village in Cambodia were examined in a health camp where all the cases with skin disease assembled. These…”
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