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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Environmental exposure assessment in European birth cohorts: results from the ENRIECO project
Gehring U, Casas M, Brunekreef B, Bergström A, Bonde JP, Botton J, Chévrier C, Cordier S, Heinrich J, Hohmann C, Keil T, Sunyer J, Tischer CG, Toft G, Wickman M, Vrijheid M, Nieuwenhuijsen M. Environmental exposure assessment in European birth cohorts: results from the ENRIECO project. Environ Health. 2013 Jan 23;12:8. PMID: 23343014
Placental concentrations of heavy metals in a mother-child cohort
Amaya E, Gil F, Freire C, Olmedo P, Fernández-Rodríguez M, Fernández MF, Olea N. Placental concentrations of heavy metals in a mother-child cohort. Environ Res. 2013 Jan;120:63-70. PMID: 23140988
Association of ADHD symptoms and social competence with cognitive status in preschoolers
Ramos R, Freire C, Julvez J, Fernández MF, García-Esteban R, Torrent M, Sunyer J, Olea N. Association of ADHD symptoms and social competence with cognitive status in preschoolers. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Mar;22(3):153-64.PMID: 23064998
Exposure to brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds, phthalates and phenols in European birth cohorts: ENRIECO evaluation, first human biomonitoring results, and recommendations
Casas M, Chevrier C, Hond ED, Fernandez MF, Pierik F, Philippat C, Slama R, Toft G, Vandentorren S, Wilhelm M, Vrijheid M. Exposure to brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds, phthalates and phenols in European birth cohorts: ENRIECO evaluation, first human biomonitoring results, and recommendations. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2013 Jun;216(3):230-42. PMID: 22795704
Compuestos orgánicos persistentes y metales pesados en sangre y efectos en el desarrollo neuropsicológico de la primera infancia en las cohortes de madres-niños INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente)
Aritz Aranbarri Paredes, Eduardo Fano Ardanaz, Sabrina Llop Pérez, Rosa Ramón Bonache, Mario Murcia Hinarejos, Mònica Guxens Junyent, Nerea Lertxundi Iribar y Jesús Ibarluzea Maurolagoitia. Compuestos orgánicos persistentes y metales pesados en sangre y efectos en el desarrollo neuropsicológico de la primera infancia en las cohortes de madres-niños INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente). Rev. salud ambient. 2012;12(1):3-13.
Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in placentas from the Spanish INMA birth cohort study
Fernandez MF, Parera J, Arrebola JP, Marina LS, Vrijheid M, Llop S, Abalos M, Tardon A, Castaño A, Abad E, Olea N. Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in placentas from the Spanish INMA birth cohort study. Sci Total Environ. 2012 Dec 15;441:49-56. PMID: 23134768
Cohort Profile: The INMA–INfancia y Medio Ambiente–(Environment and Childhood) Project
Guxens M, Ballester F, Espada M, Fernández MF, Grimalt JO, Ibarluzea J, Olea N, Rebagliato M, Tardón A, Torrent M, Vioque J, Vrijheid M, Sunyer J; on behalf of INMA Project. Cohort Profile: The INMA –INfancia y Medio Ambiente–(Environment and Childhood) Project. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;41(4):930-940. PMID: 21471022
Birth Weight and Prenatal Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE): A Meta-analysis within 12 European Birth Cohorts
Govarts E, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Schoeters G, Ballester F, Bloemen K, de Boer M, Chevrier C, Eggesbø M, Guxens M, Krämer U, Legler J, Martinez D, Palkovi?ová L, Patelarou E, Ranft U, Rautio A, Petersen MS, Slama R, Stigum H, Toft G, Trnovec T, Vandentorr. Birth Weight and Prenatal Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE): A Meta-analysis within 12 European Birth Cohorts. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Feb;120(2):162-70. PMID: 21997443
European birth cohorts for environmental health research
Vrijheid M, Casas M, Bergström A, Carmichael A, Cordier S, Eggesbø M, Eller E, Fantini MP, Fernández MF, Fernández-Somoano A, Gehring U, Grazuleviciene R, Hohmann C, Karvonen AM, Keil T, Kogevinas M, Koppen G, Krämer U, Kuehni CE, Magnus P, Majewska. European birth cohorts for environmental health research. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jan;120(1):29-37. PMID: 21878421
Exposure to Trihalomethanes through Different Water Uses and Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age and Preterm Delivery in Spain
Villanueva CM, Gracia-Lavedan E, Ibarluzea J, Santa Marina L, Ballester F, Llop S, Tardón A, Fernandez MF, Freire C, Goñi F, Basagaña X, Kogevinas M, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J; INMA project. Exposure to Trihalomethanes through Different Water Uses and Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age and Preterm Delivery in Spain. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Dec;119(12):1824-30. PMID: 21810554
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