Maternal Pregnancy Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Hypospadias and Cryptorchidism in Male Offspring

BACKGROUND: The etiologies of the male urogenital anomalies cryptorchidism and hypospadias are poorly understood. It has been suggested, however, that in utero hormone levels may be related to risk. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds, may alter hormone...

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Autores principales: McGlynn, Katherine A., Guo, Xuguang, Graubard, Barry I., Brock, John W., Klebanoff, Mark A., Longnecker, Matthew P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19750116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0800389

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