Secondary sex ratio in relation to exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls, dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene and methylmercury

References

• Grech V. The male to female ratio at birth. Early Hum Dev. 2015;91:1–8.
   Google Scholar
• Jongbloet PH, Zielhuis GA, Groenewoud HM, et al. The secular trends in male: femaleratio at birth in postwar industrialized countries. Environ Health Perspect. 2001;109:749–752.
   Google Scholar
• James WH. Offspring sex ratios at birth as markers of paternal endocrine disruption. Environ Res. 2006;100:77–85.
   Google Scholar
• Mocarelli P, Brambilla P, Gerthoux PM, et al. Change in sex ratio with exposure to dioxin. Lancet. 1996;348:409.
   Google Scholar
• Hertz-Picciotto I, Jusko TA, Willman EJ, et al. A cohort study of in utero polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposures in relation to secondary sex ratio. Environ Health. 2008;7:37.
   Google Scholar
• Weisskopf MG, Anderson HA, Hanrahan LP, et al. Decreased sex ratio following maternal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls from contaminated Great Lakes sport-caught fish: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2003;2:2.
   Google Scholar
• Del Rio Gomez I, Marshall T, Tsai P, et al. Number of boys born to men exposed to polychlorinated byphenyls. Lancet. 2002;360:143–144.
   Google Scholar
• Terrell ML, Berzen AK, Small CM, et al. A cohort study of the association between secondary sex ratio and parental exposure to polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB). Environ Health. 2009;8:35.
   Google Scholar
• Karmaus W, Huang S, Cameron L. Parental concentration of dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene and polychlorinated biphenyls in Michigan fish eaters and sex ratio in offspring. J Occup Environ Med. 2002;44:8–13.
   Google Scholar
• Bjerregaard P, Chatwood S, Denning B, et al. Sex ratios in the Arctic–do man-made chemicals matter? Am J Hum Biol. 2012;24:165–169.
   Google Scholar
• Rogan WJ, Chen A. Health risks and benefits of bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (DDT). Lancet. 2005;366:763–773.
   Google Scholar
• Beyer A, Biziuk M. Environmental fate and global distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009;201:137–158.
   Google Scholar
• Bjermo H, Darnerud PO, Lignell S, et al. Fish intake and breastfeeding time are associated with serum concentrations of organochlorines in a Swedish population. Environ Int. 2013;51:88–96.
   Google Scholar
• Yorifuji T, Kashima S. Secondary sex ratio in regions severely exposed to methylmercury “Minamata disease”. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2016;89:659–665.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Weihe P, Nielsen F, et al. Neurobehavioral deficits at age 7 years associated with prenatal exposure to toxicants from maternal seafood diet. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2012;34:466–472.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Weihe P, Jorgensen PJ, et al. Impact of maternal seafood diet on fetal exposure to mercury, selenium, and lead. Arch Environ Health. 1992;47:185–195.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Weihe P, Needham LL, et al. Relation of a seafood diet to mercury, selenium, arsenic, and polychlorinated biphenyl and other organochlorine concentrations in human milk. Environ Res. 1995;71:29–38.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Barr DB, et al. Elimination half-lives of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in children. Environ Sci Technol. 2008;42: 6991–6996. Epub 2008/ 10/16.
   Google Scholar
• Weihe P, Joensen HD. Dietary recommendations regarding pilot whale meat and blubber in the Faroe Islands. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2012;71:18594.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Weihe P, Burse VW, et al. Neurobehavioral deficits associated with PCB in 7-year-old children prenatally exposed to seafood neurotoxicants. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2001;23:305–317.
   Google Scholar
• Heilmann C, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Nielsen F, et al. Serum concentrations of antibodies against vaccine toxoids in children exposed perinatally to immunotoxicants. Environ Health Perspect. 2010;118: 1434–1438. Epub 2010/ 06/22.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Poulsen LK, Heilmann C, et al. Allergy and sensitization during childhood associated with prenatal and lactational exposure to marine pollutants. Environ Health Perspect. 2010;118: 1429–1433. Epub 2010/ 06/22.
   Google Scholar
• Timmermann CA, Osuna CE, Steuerwald U, et al. Asthma and allergy in children with and without prior measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. Pediatr Allergy Immunol: off Pub Eur Soc Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2015;26:742–749.
   Google Scholar
• Timmermann CA, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Petersen MS, et al. 1Shorter duration of breastfeeding at elevated exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances. Reprod Toxicol. 2017;68:164–170.
   Google Scholar
• Kim BM, Choi AL, Ha EH, et al. Effect of hemoglobin adjustment on the precision of mercury concentrations in maternal and cord blood. Environ Res. 2014;132:407–412.
   Google Scholar
• Dalgard C, Petersen MS, Steuerwald U, et al. Umbilical Cord Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and relation to birthweight, head circumference and infant length at age 14 days. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2016;30:238–245.
   Google Scholar
• Petersen MS, Halling J, Damkier P, et al. Caffeine N3-demethylation (CYP1A2) in a population with an increased exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2006;62:1041–1048.
   Google Scholar
• Kraft M, Rauchfuss K, Sievering S, et al. Quantification of all 209 PCB congeners in blood-Can indicators be used to calculate the total PCB blood load? Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017;220:201–208.
   Google Scholar
• Weihe P, Grandjean P, Debes F, et al. Health implications for Faroe islanders of heavy metals and PCBs from pilot whales. Sci Total Environ. 1996;186:141–148.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, White RF, Weihe P, et al. Neurotoxic risk caused by stable and variable exposure to methylmercury from seafood. Ambul Pediatr. 2003;3: 18–23. Epub 2003/ 01/24.
   Google Scholar
• Grandjean P, Jørgensen PJ, Weihe P. Validity of mercury exposure biomarkers. In: Wilson SH, Suk WA, editors. Biomarkers of environmentally associated disease. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press/Lewis Publishers; 2002. p. 235–247.
   Google Scholar
• Rostron J, James WH. Maternal age, parity, social class and sex ratio. Ann Hum Genet. 1977;41:205–217.
   Google Scholar
• Riis I. The secondary sex ratio in Israel: 1980-1995. Soc Biol. 1999;46:33–46.
   Google Scholar
• James WH. Proximate causes of the variation of the human sex ratio at birth. Early Hum Dev. 2015;91:795–799.
   Google Scholar
• Humblet O, Williams PL, Korrick SA, et al. Predictors of serum dioxin, furan, and PCB concentrations among women from Chapaevsk, Russia. Environ Sci Technol. 2010;44:5633–5640.
   Google Scholar
• Needham LL, Grandjean P, Heinzow B, et al. Partition of environmental chemicals between maternal and fetal blood and tissues. Environ Sci Technol. 2011;45:1121–1126.
   Google Scholar
• Statbank. Statistics Faroe Islands: Statistical Database/Populations and elections/Vital Statistics [ cited 2017 February]. Available from: statbank.hagstova.fo.
   Google Scholar
• Koepke R, Warner M, Petreas M, et al. Serum DDT and DDE levels in pregnant women of Chiapas, Mexico. Arch Environ Health. 2004;59:559–565.
   Google Scholar
• Nichols BR, Hentz KL, Aylward L, et al. Age-specific reference ranges for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) based on the NHANES 2001-2002 survey. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2007;70:1873–1877.
   Google Scholar
• Sonneborn D, Park HY, Babinska K, et al. Serum PCB concentrations in relation to locally produced food items in eastern Slovakia. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2008;18:581–587.
   Google Scholar
• Sagiv SK, Thurston SW, Bellinger DC, et al. Prenatal exposure to mercury and fish consumption during pregnancy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-related behavior in children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166:1123–1131.
   Google Scholar
• Murata K, Sakamoto M, Nakai K, et al. Effects of methylmercury on neurodevelopment in Japanese children in relation to the Madeiran study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2004;77:571–579.
   Google Scholar
• Khanjani N, Sim MR. Maternal contamination with PCBs and reproductive outcomes in an Australian population. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2007;17:191–195.
   Google Scholar
• Nieminen P, Lehtiniemi H, Huusko A, et al. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in relation to secondary sex ratio–a systematic review of published studies. Chemosphere. 2013;91:131–138.
   Google Scholar
• Kvist L, Giwercman A, Weihe P, et al. Exposure to persistent organic pollutants and sperm sex chromosome ratio in men from the Faroe Islands. Environ Int. 2014;73:359–364.
   Google Scholar
• Cole SR, Chu H, Nie L, et al. Estimating the odds ratio when exposure has a limit of detection. Int J Epidemiol. 2009;38:1674–1680.
   Google Scholar