Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Adolescents Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds

Conclusions:
These results are in accord with previous findings of PFAS immunotoxicity at current exposure levels. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP275

Received: 09 February 2016
Revised: 06 June 2016
Accepted: 12 July 2016
Published: 26 July 2017
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Introduction
Perfluorinated alkylate substances (PFASs) have a wide range of applications in water-, soil-, and stain-resistant coatings for clothing and other textiles and in oil-resistant coatings for food wrapping materials, and their use for >60 y has resulted in worldwide exposure to these persistent compounds (Lindstrom et al. 2011). Epidemiological research on possible adverse effects in exposed populations has intensified only in recent years (Grandjean and Clapp 2015; Steenland et al. 2014).
As a measure of depressed im...

Source: EHP Research - July 26, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research