Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and adipocytokines: the HOME Study
Buck CO, Eliot MN, Kelsey KT, Calafat AM, Chen A, Ehrlich S, Lanphear BP, Braun JM. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and adipocytokines: the HOME Study. Pediatric Research 2018, 84: 854-860. PMID: 30250302, PMCID: PMC6933943, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-018-0170-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerfluoroalkyl substances exposureAdipocytokine concentrationsPerfluoroalkyl substance concentrationsSubstance exposureFetal metabolic markersMaternal Perfluoroalkyl SubstancesProspective birth cohortUmbilical cord serumMother-infant pairsSerum perfluorooctanoic acidNon-significant increaseHome studyPerfluorohexane sulfonic acidPregnant womenCord serumInfant birthweightPerfluorooctane sulfonic acidPrenatal exposureSerum concentrationsPerfluoroalkyl substancesRisk populationsMetabolic markersBirth cohortBirthweightSignificant association