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This condition can cause neuropathy, swelling, and pain in the hands and feet in another condition called acrodynia or “pink disease.” While studying this condition (-5[1])in his lab at Caltech, Clair Cameron Patterson used one of the first cleanrooms to discredit earlier findings by Robert Kehoe. A molecule that causes this condition mimics methionine after binding with cysteine, allowing it to cross the blood–brain barrier. One form of this condition results in a triad of tremors, gingivitis, and erethism. (-5[1])This condition, which is the cause of itai-itai disease and Minamata disease, (-5[1])is often (10[1])treated (-5[1])with medical-grade (10[1])Prussian blue, succimer, or sodium calcium EDTA in chelation therapy. For 10 points, what condition is caused by prolonged exposure to elements (-5[1])like lead or mercury? ■END■ (10[6]0[1])

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