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Childhood exposures to environmental chemicals and neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital heart disease.

J William GaynorNancy B BurnhamRichard F IttenbachMarsha GerdesJudy C BernbaumElaine ZackaiDaniel J LichtWilliam W RussellErin E ZulloThomas MillerHakon HakonarsonKayan A ClarkeGail P JarvikAntonia M CalafatAsa BradmanDavid C BellingerFrederick M HenretigEric S Coker
Published in: PloS one (2022)
Like other children, infants with congenital heart defects are exposed to complex mixtures of environmental chemicals in daily life. Higher exposure biomarker concentrations were associated with significantly worse performance for language and motor skills in this population.
Keyphrases
  • congenital heart disease
  • human health
  • life cycle
  • young adults
  • air pollution
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • ionic liquid
  • type diabetes
  • early life
  • medical students
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance