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Allergy and Sensitization during Childhood Associated with Prenatal and Lactational Exposure to Marine Pollutants
Author(s) -
Philippe Grandjean,
Lars K. Poulsen,
Carsten Heilmann,
Ulrike Steuerwald,
Pál Weihe
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002289
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , breast feeding , atopic dermatitis , allergy , sensitization , breast milk , pregnancy , immunoglobulin e , physiology , atopy , immunology , cohort , pediatrics , biology , antibody , biochemistry , genetics
Breast-feeding may affect the risk of developing allergy during childhood and may also cause exposure to immunotoxicants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are of concern as marine pollutants in the Faroe Islands and the Arctic region.

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