Heavy metal chelation tests: the misleading and hazardous promise

Arch Toxicol. 2020 Aug;94(8):2893-2896. doi: 10.1007/s00204-020-02847-7. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Authors

Perrine Hoet¹, Vincent Haufroid^{1

2}, Dominique Lison³

Affiliations

¹ Louvain Center for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
² Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Louvain Center for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. dominique.lison@uclouvain.be.

PMID: 32676730
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02847-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / metabolism
Body Burden
Chelating Agents / adverse effects
Chelating Agents / chemistry*
Heavy Metal Poisoning / diagnosis*
Heavy Metal Poisoning / metabolism
Heavy Metal Poisoning / therapy
Humans
Metals, Heavy / metabolism
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Spectrophotometry, Atomic*
Unnecessary Procedures

Substances

Biomarkers
Chelating Agents
Metals, Heavy