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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances alter innate immune function: evidence and data gaps

Drake W. Phelpsa Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;b Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;c Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8350-5626View further author information
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Ashley M. Connorsa Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;b Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;c Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;d Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;e Genetics and Genomics Academy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6560-9015View further author information
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Giuliano Ferreroa Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;b Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAView further author information
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Jamie C. DeWittb Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;f Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;g Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0440-4059View further author information
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Jeffrey A. Yodera Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;b Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;c Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;d Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;e Genetics and Genomics Academy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;f Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2343362 | Received 04 Dec 2023, Accepted 10 Apr 2024, Published online: 07 May 2024

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