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Association between maternal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and newborn telomere length: Effect modification by birth seasons
16 Feb 2022
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BACKGROUND: Telomere length (TL) is an important biomarker of biological aging and disease that may be affected by prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants. Birth seasons have been linked to reproductive and immune-related diseases. Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) has been associated with adverse birth outcomes, but the effects of PFAS and birth seasons on newborn TL are poorly...
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