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Title: The impact of succimer chelation on blood cadmium in children with background exposures: a randomized trial.

Authors: Cao, Yang; Chen, Aimin; Bottai, Matteo; Caldwell, Kathleen L; Rogan, Walter J

Published In J Pediatr, (2013 Aug)

Abstract: Succimer lowers blood lead concentrations in children, and the structure of succimer chelates of lead and cadmium are similar. Using blood samples from a randomized trial of succimer for lead poisoning, however, we found that succimer did not lower blood cadmium in children with background exposure.

PubMed ID: 23601497 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Cadmium/blood*; Chelating Agents/therapeutic use*; Chelation Therapy*; Child; Environmental Exposure/adverse effects*; Humans; Lead Poisoning/blood*; Lead Poisoning/drug therapy*; Succimer/therapeutic use*

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