Open AccessSperm Aneuploidy in Faroese Men with Lifetime Exposure to Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene ( p , p´ -DDE) and Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Pollutants
Author(s) -
Melissa J. Perry,
Heather A. Young,
Philippe Grandjean,
Jónrit Halling,
Maria Skaalum Petersen,
Sheena E. Martenies,
Parisa Karimi,
Pál Weihe
Publication year - 2015
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.1509779
Subject(s) - polychlorinated biphenyl , pollutant , sperm , biomonitoring , aneuploidy , biology , toxicology , medicine , andrology , genetics , ecology , gene , chromosome
Although it is known that sperm aneuploidy contributes to early pregnancy losses and congenital abnormalities, the causes are unknown and environmental contaminants are suspected.
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