title: Genetic predisposition to environmental induced diseases.
abstract: It is argued that genetic predispositions to environmentally induced illness are common in the general population. Yet, despite this, recognition assessment of the nature and magnitude of such predispositions has generally not been the object of environmental health research. The case is made that major public health advances in the understanding of environmental contaminants on human populations needs to focus on those sizeable subgroups (usually individuals who are heterozygote carriers of more serious diseases) with identifiable genetic predispositions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Calabrese