Serum vaccine antibody concentrations in children exposed to perfluorinated compounds

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  • Philippe Grandjean
  • Elisabeth Wreford Andersen
  • Budtz-Jørgensen, Esben
  • Flemming Nielsen
  • Kåre Mølbak
  • Pal Weihe
  • Carsten Heilmann
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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
Volume307
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)391-7
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2012

    Research areas

  • Antibody Formation, Child, Child, Preschool, Denmark, Diphtheria Toxoid, Environmental Exposure, Female, Fluorocarbons, Food Contamination, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Immunity, Humoral, Immunization, Male, Maternal Exposure, Milk, Human, Odds Ratio, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Prospective Studies, Seafood, Tetanus Toxoid

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