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Urinary organophosphate insecticide metabolite concentrations during pregnancy and children's interpersonal, communication, repetitive, and stereotypic behaviors at 8 years of age: The home study.
Environmental research - 1 Aug 2017
Millenson Marisa E, Braun Joseph M, Calafat Antonia M, Barr Dana Boyd, Huang Yen-Tsung, Chen Aimin, Lanphear Bruce P, Yolton Kimberly
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to organophosphate insecticides may be associated with autism spectrum disorders and related behaviors. This association may be modified by single nucleotide polymorphisms in the paraoxonase (PON1) enzyme. OBJECTIVE: We examined the relationship of prenatal organophosphate insecticide biomarkers with reciprocal social, repetitive, and stereotypic behaviors in 8-year old children, and...
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