Prenatal exposure to thallium is associated with decreased mitochondrial DNA copy number in newborns: Evidence from a birth cohort study

Background: Prenatal exposure to thallium is related to adverse birth outcomes. However, little is known about the effects of prenatal exposure to thallium on the mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) in newborns; such knowledge might reveal a potential mechanism linking maternal thallium exposure...

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Main Authors: Mingyang Wu, Yanling Shu, Lulu Song, Bingqing Liu, Lina Zhang, Lulin Wang, Yunyun Liu, Jianing Bi, Chao Xiong, Zhongqiang Cao, Shunqing Xu, Wei Xia, Yuanyuan Li, Youjie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201930296X