2021
Maternal blood metal concentrations and whole blood DNA methylation during pregnancy in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI)
Aung M, Bakulski K, Feinberg J, Dou J, Meeker J, Mukherjee B, Loch-Caruso R, Ladd-Acosta C, Volk H, Croen L, Hertz-Picciotto I, Newschaffer C, Fallin M. Maternal blood metal concentrations and whole blood DNA methylation during pregnancy in the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI). Epigenetics 2021, 17: 253-268. PMID: 33794742, PMCID: PMC8920182, DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2021.1897059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood metal concentrationsDNA methylation sitesDNA methylationMetal concentrationsWhole blood DNA methylationK arrayMethylation sitesBlood DNA methylationIllumina 450K arrayGene ontology analysisPotential biomarkers of exposurePrenatal metal exposureCellular metabolic pathwaysDownstream gene pathwaysCell type compositionCalcium ion bindingEarly Autism Risk Longitudinal InvestigationBiomarkers of exposureInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryNervous system developmentAssociated with hypermethylationMetal exposureIndividual metalsPlasma mass spectrometryOntology analysis
2019
Urinary metals and metal mixtures in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Harlow S, Park S. Urinary metals and metal mixtures in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2019, 222: 778-789. PMID: 31103473, PMCID: PMC6583796, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple metalsMetal mixturesExposure to multiple metalsExposure patternsConcentrations of metalsExposure to metalsConsumption of seafoodHigh-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryMeasured urinary concentrationsGeometric mean concentrationsMetal exposurePlasma mass spectrometrySeafood intakeUrinary metalsMean concentrationsRice intakeSeafoodUrinary concentrationsDetectable concentrationHigher exposuresGeographical characteristicsMercuryLead levelsMetal