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Mycoestrogen Exposure during Pregnancy: Impact of the ABCG2 Q141K Variant on Birth and Placental Outcomes
24 Mar 2025
Abstract excerpt
Zearalenone (ZEN) is an estrogenic mycotoxin (‘mycoestrogen’) that contaminates global grain crops leading to detectable concentrations of ZEN and its metabolites, including the synthetic version alpha-zearalanol (ZER), in human populations. Despite in vitro and in vivo animal evidence of endocrine disruption by ZEN, there has been limited investigation in humans.
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