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Fetal loss and maternal serum levels of 2,2 ',4,4 ',5,5 '-hexachlorbiphenyl (CB-153) and 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p '-DDE) exposure: a cohort study in Greenland and two European populations

Toft, Gunnar ; Thulstrup, Ane M. ; Jönsson, Bo A LU ; Pedersen, Henning S. ; Ludwicki, Jan K. ; Zvezday, Valentyna and Bonde, Jens P. (2010) In Environmental Health 9.
Abstract
Background: In the present study, the aim is to examine the risk of fetal loss related to environmental 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153) or 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p'-DDE) exposure. Methods: We related LC/MS/MS measurements of CB-153 and p, p'-DDE in serum samples to interview-data on previous fetal loss in populations of pregnant women from Poland, Ukraine and Greenland. Results: In total, 1710 women were interviewed, and 678 of these had at least one previous pregnancy. The risk of ever experiencing a fetal loss increased at higher levels of CB-153 and p, p'-DDE exposure, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 2.4; confidence interval (CI) (1.1-5.5) for CB-153>200 ng/g lipid compared to 0-25 ng CB-153/g... (More)
Background: In the present study, the aim is to examine the risk of fetal loss related to environmental 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153) or 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p'-DDE) exposure. Methods: We related LC/MS/MS measurements of CB-153 and p, p'-DDE in serum samples to interview-data on previous fetal loss in populations of pregnant women from Poland, Ukraine and Greenland. Results: In total, 1710 women were interviewed, and 678 of these had at least one previous pregnancy. The risk of ever experiencing a fetal loss increased at higher levels of CB-153 and p, p'-DDE exposure, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 2.4; confidence interval (CI) (1.1-5.5) for CB-153>200 ng/g lipid compared to 0-25 ng CB-153/g lipid and OR of 2.5 CI (0.9-6.6) for p, p'-DDE>1500 ng/g lipid compared to 0-250 ng DDE/g lipid. However, no clear dose response associations were observed. The results further suggest that high level of organochlorine serum concentrations may be related to repeated loss. Conclusions: The risk of fetal loss may increase at higher levels of CB-153 and p, p'-DDE exposure, although lack of dose response and inconsistencies between countries did not allow for firm conclusions. (Less)
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  author       = {{Toft, Gunnar and Thulstrup, Ane M. and Jönsson, Bo A and Pedersen, Henning S. and Ludwicki, Jan K. and Zvezday, Valentyna and Bonde, Jens P.}},
  issn         = {{1476-069X}},
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  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{Environmental Health}},
  title        = {{Fetal loss and maternal serum levels of 2,2 ',4,4 ',5,5 '-hexachlorbiphenyl (CB-153) and 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p '-DDE) exposure: a cohort study in Greenland and two European populations}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-9-22}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/1476-069X-9-22}},
  volume       = {{9}},
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