Prenatal arsenic metabolite exposure is associated with increased newborn mitochondrial DNA copy number: evidence from a birth cohort study
Qiu F, Zhang H, Wang X, Jia Z, He Y, Wu Y, Li Z, Zheng T, Xia W, Xu S, Li Y. Prenatal arsenic metabolite exposure is associated with increased newborn mitochondrial DNA copy number: evidence from a birth cohort study. Environmental Science And Pollution Research 2024, 31: 38142-38152. PMID: 38789711, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32933-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA copy numberThird trimesterUrinary arsenic species concentrationsNewborn mitochondrial DNA copy numberMother-newborn pairsDose-response trendMitochondria DNA copy numberReal-time polymerase chain reactionBirth cohort studyMetabolite exposureCopy numberMitochondrial DNA copy numberOne-unit incrementCovariate-adjusted modelsBlood mtDNAcnQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionCohort studyTrimesterMetabolite levelsPotential associationStatistical significanceArsenic metabolitesChain reactionMtDNAcn