Granada
In 2001, a recruitment of pregnant women for a cohort was started in the Clinical Hospital of Granada and the Hospital of the West of Almeria, with the intention to study the relevance of malformations in the masculine genitourinary tract in new born children.
The objective was to try to demonstrate that there is a relation between the chronic exposure of the mother to environmental chemical compounds with hormonal activity, “endocrine disruptors” and the frequency of cryptorchidism and hypospadias in the descendants.
That is why approximately 700 women who had given birth to male children were recruited, 50 of them where indexed with cryptorchidism and/or hypospadias. In a parallel way, a case-control study was begun with 150 new born children with intervention in the diet during the pregnancy (supplement of folic acid to the mothers).
The cohort of mother and children is providing very useful information on the maternal-infantile exposure to chemical compounds with hormonal activity. The studies that already have begun have been useful to show the existing importance of the maternal exposure and regional differences with other European countries. The additional use of exposure markers is being a key issue in the characterisation of the interactions between chemical compounds and the resulting hormonal effect.
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Occupational Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Birth Weight and Length of Gestation: A European Meta-Analysis
Birks L, Casas M, Garcia AM, Alexander J, Barros H, Bergström A, Bonde JP, Burdorf A, Costet N, Danileviciute A, Eggesbø M, Fernández MF, González-Galarzo MC, Gražuleviien R, Hanke W, Jaddoe V, Kogevinas M, Kull I, Lertxundi A, Melaki V, Andersen A. Occupational Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Birth Weight and Length of Gestation: A European Meta-Analysis. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Nov;124(11):1785-1793. PMID: 27152464
La biomonitorización de sustancias tóxicas en muestras biológicas de población general
Ibarluzea J, Aurrekoetxea JJ, Porta M, Sunyer J, Ballester F. La biomonitorización de sustancias tóxicas en muestras biológicas de población general. Gac Sanit. 2016 Nov;30 Suppl 1:45-54.PMID: 27132480
Second-hand smoke exposure in 4-year-old children in Spain: Sources, associated factors and urinary cotinine
Aurrekoetxea JJ, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, Guxens M, Fernández-Somoano A, López MJ, Lertxundi A, Castilla AM, Espada M, Tardón A, Ballester F, Santa-Marina L. Second-hand smoke exposure in 4-year-old children in Spain: Sources, associated factors and urinary cotinine. Environ Res. 2016 Feb;145:116-25. PMID: 26656512
Prenatal exposure to mixtures of xenoestrogens and genome-wide DNA methylation in human placenta
Vilahur N, Bustamante M, Morales E, Motta V, Fernandez MF, Salas LA, Escaramis G, Ballester F, Murcia M, Tardon A, Riaño I, Santa-Marina L, Ibarluzea J, Arrebola JP, Estivill X, Bollati V, Sunyer J, Olea N. Prenatal exposure to mixtures of xenoestrogens and genome-wide DNA methylation in human placenta. Epigenomics.2016 Jan;8(1):43-54. PMID: 26679211
Bisphenol A and other phenols in human placenta from children with cryptorchidism or hypospadias
Fernández MF, Arrebola JP, Jiménez-Díaz I, Sáenz JM, Molina-Molina JM, Ballesteros O, Kortenkamp A, Olea N. Bisphenol A and other phenols in human placenta from children with cryptorchidism or hypospadias. Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Jan;59:89-95. PMID: 26602963
Characterisation of exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic fields in the Spanish INMA birth cohort: study protocol
Gallastegi M, Guxens M, Jiménez-Zabala A, Calvente I, Fernández M, Birks L, Struchen B, Vrijheid M, Estarlich M, Fernández MF, Torrent M, Ballester F, Aurrekoetxea JJ, Ibarluzea J, Guerra D, González J, Röösli M, Santa-Marina L. Characterisation of exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic fields in the Spanish INMA birth cohort: study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2016 Feb 18;16(1):167. PMID: 26892951
Does exposure to environmental radiofrequency electromagnetic fields cause cognitive and behavioral effects in 10-year-old boys?
Irene Calvente, Rocío Pérez-Lobato, María-Isabel Núñez, Rosa Ramos1, Mònica Guxens, Juan Villalba, Nicolás Oleaand Mariana F. Fernández. Does exposure to environmental radiofrequency electromagnetic fields cause cognitive and behavioral effects in 10-year-old boys?. Bioelectromagnetics. 2016 January Volume 37, Issue 1, pages 25–36.
Exploring educational disparities in risk of preterm delivery: a comparative study of 12 European birth cohorts
Poulsen G, Strandberg-Larsen K, Mortensen L, Barros H, Cordier S, Correia S, Danileviciute A, van Eijsden M, Fernández-Somoano A, Gehring U, Grazuleviciene R, Hafkamp-de Groen E, Henriksen TB, Jensen MS, Larrañaga I, Magnus P, Pickett K, Raat H, Rich. Exploring educational disparities in risk of preterm delivery: a comparative study of 12 European birth cohorts. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 May;29(3):172-83. PMID: 25808200
Trends in children’s exposure to second-hand smoke in the INMA-Granada cohort: an evaluation of the Spanish anti-smoking law
Fernández MF, Artacho-Cordón F, Freire C, Pérez-Lobato R, Calvente I, Ramos R, Castilla AM, Ocón O, Dávila C, Arrebola JP, Olea N. Trends in children’s exposure to second-hand smoke in the INMA-Granada cohort: an evaluation of the Spanish anti-smoking law. Environ Res. 2015 Apr;138:461-8. PMID: 25794848
Maternal occupation during pregnancy, birth weight, and length of gestation: combined analysis of 13 European birth cohorts
Casas M, Cordier S, Martínez D, Barros H, Bonde JP, Burdorf A, Costet N, Dos Santos AC, Danileviciute A, Eggesbø M, Fernandez M, Fevotte J, García AM, Gražuleviciene R, Hallner E, Hanke W, Kogevinas M, Kull I, Stemann Larsen P, Melaki V, Monfort C, N. Maternal occupation during pregnancy, birth weight, and length of gestation: combined analysis of 13 European birth cohorts. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2015 Jul 1;41(4):384-396 PMID: 25940455
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