Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds
Author(s) -
Philippe Grandjean,
Elisabeth Wreford Andersen,
Esben BudtzJørgensen,
Flemming Nielsen,
Kåre Mølbak,
Pál Weihe,
Carsten Heilmann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2011.2034
Subject(s) - medicine , perfluorooctanoic acid , perfluorooctane , tetanus , diphtheria , antibody , context (archaeology) , vaccination , pregnancy , population , physiology , immunology , environmental health , environmental chemistry , biology , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , sulfonate , sodium , paleontology
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have emerged as important food contaminants. They cause immune suppression in a rodent model at serum concentrations similar to those occurring in the US population, but adverse health effects of PFC exposure are poorly understood.
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