Ling-Wei Chen, Sharon Ng, Mya-Thway Tint, Navin Michael, Suresh Anand Sadananthan, Yi Ying Ong, Wen Lun Yuan, Ze-Ying Chen, Chia-Yang Chen, Keith M Godfrey, Kok Hian Tan, Peter D Gluckman, Yap-Seng Chong, Johan G Eriksson, Fabian Yap, Yung Seng Lee, Marielle V Fortier, Sendhil S Velan, Shiao-Yng Chan
BACKGROUND: The influence of prenatal exposure to per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on birth size and offspring adiposity is unclear, especially for the newer, shorter-chained replacement PFAS. METHODS: In the GUSTO multi-ethnic Singaporean mother-offspring cohort, 12 PFAS were measured in 783 cord plasma samples using ultra-performance-liquid chromatography-tandem-mass-spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS). Outcomes included offspring anthropometry, other indicators of body composition/metabolic health, and MRI-derived abdominal adiposity (subset) at birth and 6 years of age...
November 22, 2023: Environment International