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Evidence on the Human Health Effects of Low-Level Methylmercury Exposure by Karagas, Margaret R., Choi, Anna L., Oken, Emily, Horvat, Milena, Schoeny, Rita, Kamai, Elizabeth, Cowell, Whitney, Grandjean, Philippe, Korrick, Susan

“…Background: Methylmercury (MeHg) is a known neurotoxicant. Emerging evidence indicates it may have adverse effects on the neurologic and other body systems at…”
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Metals and trace elements in relation to body mass index in a prospective study of US women by Niehoff, Nicole M., Keil, Alexander P., O'Brien, Katie M., Jackson, Brian P., Karagas, Margaret R., Weinberg, Clarice R., White, Alexandra J.

“…Epidemiologic studies on the association between metals and body mass index (BMI) have been cross-sectional and have demonstrated inconsistent associations…”
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Exposure to iodine, essential and non-essential trace element through seaweed consumption in humans by Barandiaran, Leyre Notario, Taylor, Vivien F., Karagas, Margaret R.

“…Seaweed consumption has gained popularity due to its nutritional value and potential health benefits. However, concerns regarding the bioaccumulation of…”
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Maternal diet during pregnancy is related with the infant stool microbiome in a delivery mode-dependent manner by Lundgren, Sara N, Madan, Juliette C, Emond, Jennifer A, Morrison, Hilary G, Christensen, Brock C, Karagas, Margaret R, Hoen, Anne G

“…The gut microbiome has an important role in infant health and immune development and may be affected by early-life exposures. Maternal diet may influence the…”
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A dose-response meta-analysis of chronic arsenic exposure and incident cardiovascular disease by Moon, Katherine A, Oberoi, Shilpi, Barchowsky, Aaron, Chen, Yu, Guallar, Eliseo, Nachman, Keeve E, Rahman, Mahfuzar, Sohel, Nazmul, D'Ippoliti, Daniela, Wade, Timothy J, James, Katherine A, Farzan, Shohreh F, Karagas, Margaret R, Ahsan, Habibul, Navas-Acien, Ana

“…Consistent evidence at high levels of water arsenic (≥100 µg/l), and growing evidence at low-moderate levels (<100 µg/l), support a link with cardiovascular…”
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Exposures to chemical mixtures during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: The HOME study by Kalloo, Geetika, Wellenius, Gregory A., McCandless, Lawrence, Calafat, Antonia M., Sjodin, Andreas, Romano, Megan E., Karagas, Margaret R., Chen, Aimin, Yolton, Kimberly, Lanphear, Bruce P., Braun, Joseph M.

“…•We found that certain clusters and principal components were inversely associated with infant birth length.•Individual chemcial biomarkers in these clusters…”
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Rice consumption contributes to arsenic exposure in US women by Gilbert-Diamond, Diane, Cottingham, Kathryn L, Gruber, Joann F, Punshon, Tracy, Sayarath, Vicki, Gandolfi, A. Jay, Baker, Emily R, Jackson, Brian P, Folt, Carol L, Karagas, Margaret R

“…Emerging data indicate that rice consumption may lead to potentially harmful arsenic exposure. However, few human data are available, and virtually none exist…”
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Epigenome-Wide Assessment of DNA Methylation in the Placenta and Arsenic Exposure in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study (USA) by Green, Benjamin B, Karagas, Margaret R, Punshon, Tracy, Jackson, Brian P, Robbins, David J, Houseman, E Andres, Marsit, Carmen J

“…Arsenic is one of the most commonly encountered environmental toxicants, and research from model systems has suggested that one mode of its toxic activity may…”
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In utero and early life arsenic exposure in relation to long-term health and disease by Farzan, Shohreh F., Karagas, Margaret R., Chen, Yu

“…There is a growing body of evidence that prenatal and early childhood exposure to arsenic from drinking water can have serious long-term health implications…”
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The premature infant gut microbiome during the first 6 weeks of life differs based on gestational maturity at birth by Chernikova, Diana A., Madan, Juliette C., Housman, Molly L., Zain-ul-abideen, Muhammad, Lundgren, Sara N., Morrison, Hilary G., Sogin, Mitchell L., Williams, Scott M., Moore, Jason H., Karagas, Margaret R., Hoen, Anne G.

“…Background The impact of degree of prematurity at birth on premature infant gut microbiota has not been extensively studied in comparison to term infants in…”
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Placental metal concentrations in relation to placental growth, efficiency and birth weight by Punshon, Tracy, Li, Zhigang, Jackson, Brian P., Parks, W. Tony, Romano, Megan, Conway, David, Baker, Emily R., Karagas, Margaret R.

“…The quality of the intrauterine environment, in which the placenta plays a critical role, affects birth outcomes and lifelong health. The effect of metal…”
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Associations of maternal plasma and umbilical cord plasma metabolomics profiles with birth anthropometric measures by Yeum, Dabin, Gilbert-Diamond, Diane, Doherty, Brett, Coker, Modupe, Stewart, Delisha, Kirchner, David, McRitchie, Susan, Sumner, Susan, Karagas, Margaret R., Hoen, Anne G.

“…Background The metabolomics profiles of maternal plasma during pregnancy and cord plasma at birth might influence fetal growth and birth anthropometry. The…”
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Nutrient-toxic element mixtures and the early postnatal gut microbiome in a United States longitudinal birth cohort by Laue, Hannah E., Moroishi, Yuka, Jackson, Brian P., Palys, Thomas J., Madan, Juliette C., Karagas, Margaret R.

“…•Aim was to examine mixture of nutrient and toxic elements and the infant microbiome.•Arsenic and antibiotics were synergistically associated with lower…”
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Prenatal exposure to arsenic and lung function in children from the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study by Signes-Pastor, Antonio J., Martinez-Camblor, Pablo, Baker, Emily, Madan, Juliette, Guill, Margaret F., Karagas, Margaret R.

“…Prenatal arsenic exposure is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer along with multiple non-carcinogenic outcomes, including respiratory diseases in…”
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Aging and environmental exposures alter tissue-specific DNA methylation dependent upon CpG island context by Christensen, Brock C, Houseman, E Andres, Marsit, Carmen J, Zheng, Shichun, Wrensch, Margaret R, Wiemels, Joseph L, Nelson, Heather H, Karagas, Margaret R, Padbury, James F, Bueno, Raphael, Sugarbaker, David J, Yeh, Ru-Fang, Wiencke, John K, Kelsey, Karl T

“…Epigenetic control of gene transcription is critical for normal human development and cellular differentiation. While alterations of epigenetic marks such as…”
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Seroepidemiology of Human Polyomaviruses in a US Population by Gossai, Anala, Waterboer, Tim, Nelson, Heather H, Michel, Angelika, Willhauck-Fleckenstein, Martina, Farzan, Shohreh F, Hoen, Anne G, Christensen, Brock C, Kelsey, Karl T, Marsit, Carmen J, Pawlita, Michael, Karagas, Margaret R

“…Polyomaviruses (PyV) are potentially tumorigenic in humans. However, limited data exist on the population seroprevalence of PyVs and individual characteristics…”
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Rice Consumption and Urinary Arsenic Concentrations in U.S. Children by Davis, Matthew A., Mackenzie, Todd A., Cottingham, Kathryn L., Gilbert-Diamond, Diane, Punshon, Tracy, Karagas, Margaret R.

“…Background: In adult populations, emerging evidence indicates that humans are exposed to arsenic by ingestion of contaminated foods such as rice, grains, and…”
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Prenatal lead exposure and elevated blood pressure in children by Farzan, Shohreh F., Howe, Caitlin G., Chen, Yu, Gilbert-Diamond, Diane, Cottingham, Kathryn L., Jackson, Brian P., Weinstein, Adam R., Karagas, Margaret R.

“…Growing evidence suggests that environmental exposures can influence blood pressure over the course of a lifetime. Exposure to toxic metals, such as lead (Pb)…”
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Maternal urinary phthalate metabolites during pregnancy and thyroid hormone concentrations in maternal and cord sera: The HOME Study by Romano, Megan E., Eliot, Melissa N., Zoeller, R. Thomas, Hoofnagle, Andrew N., Calafat, Antonia M., Karagas, Margaret R., Yolton, Kimberly, Chen, Aimin, Lanphear, Bruce P., Braun, Joseph M.

“…Phthalates, endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are commonly found in consumer products, may adversely affect thyroid hormones, but findings from prior…”
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The infant gut resistome is associated with E. coli and early-life exposures by Lebeaux, Rebecca M, Coker, Modupe O, Dade, Erika F, Palys, Thomas J, Morrison, Hilary G, Ross, Benjamin D, Baker, Emily R, Karagas, Margaret R, Madan, Juliette C, Hoen, Anne G

“…The human gut microbiome harbors a collection of bacterial antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) known as the resistome. The factors associated with…”
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