McKenzi Thompson, Jasmin Eatman, Anne L Dunlop, Dana Boyd Barr, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Elizabeth J Corwin, P Barry Ryan, Parinya Panuwet, Volha Yakimavets, Kaitlin R Taibl, Youran Tan, Donghai Liang, Stephanie M Eick
BACKGROUND: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals that are slow to break down in the environment and widely detected in humans. Epidemiological evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a legacy PFAS, is linked to gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. However, the relationship between other PFAS, which are structurally similar, and these outcomes remains largely understudied, despite biologic plausibility. Here, we examined associations between serum PFAS mixtures in relation to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy within a birth cohort of African Americans...
April 15, 2024: Chemosphere