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. 1984 May;41(2):254–256. doi: 10.1136/oem.41.2.254

Lipid abnormalities in workers exposed to dioxin.

J V Martin
PMCID: PMC1009292  PMID: 6232943

Abstract

Ten years after an incident in which workers were exposed to tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) a controlled biochemical study showed statistically significant increases in the serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations of workers both with and without chloracne. Urinary excretion of D-glucaric acid was significantly higher for all workers.

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