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Selenoneine is a major selenium species in beluga skin and red blood cells of Inuit from Nunavik by Achouba, Adel, Dumas, Pierre, Ouellet, Nathalie, Little, Matthew, Lemire, Mélanie, Ayotte, Pierre

“…Nunavimmiut (Inuit of Nunavik, Northern Quebec, Canada) exhibit a high selenium (Se) status because of their frequent consumption of marine mammal foods…”
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Mélanie Lemire—Be honest, transparent, culturally relevant, and take time, and then more time by Burger, Joanna, Greenberg, Michael, Lowrie, Karen, Lemire, Mélanie

“…This essay is part of a series of essays that are based on interviews conducted for this special issue with people who practice risk communication related to…”
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Characterizing Important Dietary Exposure Sources of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Inuit Youth and Adults in Nunavik Using a Feature Selection Tool by Aker, Amira, Nguyen, Vy, Ayotte, Pierre, Ricard, Sylvie, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Previous studies have identified the consumption of country foods (hunted/harvested foods from the land) as the primary exposure source of perfluoroalkyl acids…”
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Determinants of selenoneine concentration in red blood cells of Inuit from Nunavik (Northern Québec, Canada) by Little, Matthew, Achouba, Adel, Dumas, Pierre, Ouellet, Nathalie, Ayotte, Pierre, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Selenium (Se) is a trace mineral essential to human health, and is especially abundant in marine foods consumed by Inuit populations in Nunavik (northern…”
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Ecosystem approaches to the risk for schizophrenia by Paquin, Vincent, Lemire, Mélanie, King, Suzanne

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Cardiometabolic health and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an Inuit population by Aker, Amira, Ayotte, Pierre, Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Ricard, Sylvie, Gaudreau, Éric, Lemire, Mélanie

“…•A PFAS mixture was examined in association with cardiometabolic health in Nunavik.•PFAS were associated with increases in lipoproteins and prediabetes.•No…”
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and associations with thyroid parameters in First Nation children and youth from Quebec by Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Ayotte, Pierre, Laouan Sidi, Elhadji Anassour, Gros-Louis McHugh, Nancy, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are found in several consumer goods. Exposure to PFASs in children has been associated with alteration in thyroid hormones,…”
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Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community by Aker, Amira, Courtemanche, Yohann, Ayotte, Pierre, Robert, Philippe, Gaudreau, Éric, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Concentrations of plasma per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are elevated in the Inuit population of Nunavik and may be causing adverse health effects…”
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Perfluoroalkyl acids in pregnant women from Nunavik (Quebec, Canada): Trends in exposure and associations with country foods consumption by Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Ayotte, Pierre, Blanchette, Caty, Muckle, Gina, Avard, Ellen, Ricard, Sylvie, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Serum composition of PFAAs congeners in Nunavik pregnant women from the NQN study in 2016–2017 compared to women from the Canadian general population who…”
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Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec by Little, Matthew, Brockington, Meghan, Aker, Amira, Kenny, Tiff-Annie, Andrade-Rivas, Federico, Ayotte, Pierre, Lemire, Mélanie

“…To measure vitamin D status and estimate factors associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in Nunavimmiut (Inuit living in Nunavik) adults in 2017…”
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Determinants of iron deficiency and anemia among Nunavimmiut: results from the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey by Lavoie, Audrey, Lemire, Mélanie, Lévesque, Benoit, Ayotte, Pierre

“…Objective To estimate the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and anemia and study their main distal and proximal protective and risk factors among Nunavimmiut…”
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Associations between dietary profiles and perfluoroalkyl acids in Inuit youth and adults by Aker, Amira, Ayotte, Pierre, Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, De Silva, Amila, Ricard, Sylvie, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), a subset of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are synthetic chemicals used in industrial and consumer applications. They are…”
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Non-persistent exposures from plasticizers or plastic constituents in remote Arctic communities: a case for further research by Aker, Amira, Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Ayotte, Pierre, Ricard, Sylvie, Gilbert, Véronique, Avard, Ellen, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Background Persistent organic pollutant exposures are well-documented in the Arctic, but fewer studies examined non-persistent chemicals, despite increased…”
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Age-specific trace element bioaccumulation in grey seals from the Gulf of St. Lawrence by MacMillan, Gwyneth A., Amyot, Marc, Daoust, Pierre-Yves, Lemire, Mélanie

“…We measured concentrations of 19 trace elements and mercury speciation in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GSL), Canada. With…”
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Exposure to organophosphate esters among Inuit adults of Nunavik, Canada by Nero, Emilie, Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Aker, Amira, Gaudreau, Éric, Ayotte, Pierre, Blanchette, Caty, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Halogenated organophosphate esters (OPEs) are increasingly used as flame retardants to replace polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which have been phased…”
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Climate change and Indigenous mental health in the Circumpolar North: A systematic review to inform clinical practice by Lebel, Laurence, Paquin, Vincent, Kenny, Tiff-Annie, Fletcher, Christopher, Nadeau, Lucie, Chachamovich, Eduardo, Lemire, Mélanie

“…Climate change is disproportionally impacting the Circumpolar North, with particular impacts among Indigenous populations. Environmental changes are felt in…”
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Plasma levels of selenium-containing proteins in Inuit adults from Nunavik by Achouba, Adel, Dumas, Pierre, Ouellet, Nathalie, Lemire, Mélanie, Ayotte, Pierre

“…Selenium (Se) is highly abundant in marine foods traditionally consumed by Inuit of Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada) and accordingly, their Se intake is among…”
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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in the adult Inuit population of Nunavik (northern Quebec, Canada) by Allaire, Janie, Lévesque, Benoît, Poirier, Paul, Gagnon, Claudia, Auclair, Geneviève, Lemire, Mélanie, Ayotte, Pierre

“…Objectives To assess the prevalence of arterial hypertension among Inuit adults living in Nunavik (northern Quebec, Canada) in 2017 and identify its…”
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Blood mercury and plasma polychlorinated biphenyls concentrations in pregnant Inuit women from Nunavik: Temporal trends, 1992–2017 by Adamou, Thérèse Yéro, Riva, Mylène, Muckle, Gina, Laouan Sidi, Elhadji Anassour, Lemire, Mélanie, Ayotte, Pierre

“…The Inuit of Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada) are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mercury (Hg) through their consumption of marine country…”
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Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada by Dubeau, Claudelle, Aker, Amira, Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Ayotte, Pierre, Blanchette, Caty, McHugh, Nancy Gros-Louis, Lemire, Mélanie

“…To document perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) and bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure in four First Nation communities in northern Quebec compared with the Canadian Health…”
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