2016
Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Su F, Goutman S, Chernyak S, Mukherjee B, Callaghan B, Batterman S, Feldman E. Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 803-11. PMID: 27159543, PMCID: PMC5032145, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCase-Control StudiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOccupational ExposureOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsBrominated flame retardantsPersistent environmental pollutantsResidential exposureOrganochlorine pesticidesPolychlorinated biphenylsOdds of ALSAssociation of occupational exposureDisease risk factorsExposure time windowsEnvironmental pollutionRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsMultivariate modelOccupational exposureLogistic regression modelsCase-control studySurvey dataFamily history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisExposure windowsIncreased oddsFamily historyAssociated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosisHistory of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRegression modelsMilitary service
2013
Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men
Johnson P, Stapleton H, Mukherjee B, Hauser R, Meeker J. Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men. The Science Of The Total Environment 2013, 445: 177-184. PMID: 23333513, PMCID: PMC3572297, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrominated flame retardantsSex hormone binding globulinIndoor dustHouse dustThyroid-stimulating hormoneExposure to contaminantsFollicle stimulating hormoneFlame retardantsBody mass indexHouse dust concentrationsFlame retardant concentrationUS infertility clinicHormone levelsPBDE congenersLuteinizing hormoneStimulating hormoneEndocrine disruptionAssociated with total T3Inverse associationCommercial mixtureDecaBDE concentrationsReproductive effectsSerum free T4Increased free androgen indexFree androgen index