Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and lung function during childhood

Abellan A, Sunyer J, Garcia-Esteban R, Basterrechea M, Duarte-Salles T, Ferrero A, Garcia-Aymerich J, Gascon M, Grimalt JO, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Zabaleta C, Vrijheid M, Casas M. Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and lung function during childhood. Environ Int. 2019 Oct;131:105049. PMID: 31362153

Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration

Liu X, Helenius D, Skotte L, Beaumont RN, Wielscher M, Geller F, Juodakis J, Mahajan A, Bradfield JP, Lin FTJ, Vogelezang S, Bustamante M, Ahluwalia TS, Pitkänen N, Wang CA, Bacelis J, Borges MC, Zhang G, Bedell BA, Rossi RM, Skogstrand K, Peng S, Thompson WK, Appadurai V, Lawlor DA, Kalliala I, Power C, McCarthy MI, Boyd HA, Marazita ML, Hakonarson H, Hayes MG, Scholtens DM, Rivadeneira F, Jaddoe VWV, Vinding RK, Bisgaard H, Knight BA, Pahkala K, Raitakari O, Helgeland Ø, Johansson S, Njølstad PR, Fadista J, Schork AJ, Nudel R, Miller DE, Chen X, Weirauch MT, Mortensen PB, Børglum AD, Nordentoft M, Mors O, Hao K, Ryckman KK, Hougaard DM, Kottyan LC, Pennell CE, Lyytikainen LP, Bønnelykke K, Vrijheid M, Felix JF, Lowe WL Jr, Grant SFA, Hyppönen E, Jacobsson B, Jarvelin MR, Muglia LJ, Murray JC, Freathy RM, Werge TM, Melbye M, Buil A, Feenstra B. Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration. Nat Commun. 2019 Sep 2;10(1):3927. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11881-8. PMID: 31477735

Comparison of smoking-related DNA methylation between newborns from prenatal exposure and adults from personal smoking

Sikdar S, Joehanes R, Joubert BR, Xu CJ, Vives-Usano M, Rezwan FI, Felix JF, Ward JM, Guan W, Richmond RC, Brody JA, Küpers LK, Baïz N, Håberg SE, Smith JA, Reese SE, Aslibekyan S, Hoyo C, Dhingra R, Markunas CA, Xu T, Reynolds LM, Just AC, Mandaviya PR, Ghantous A, Bennett BD, Wang T, Consortium TB, Bakulski KM, Melen E, Zhao S, Jin J, Herceg Z, Meurs JV, Taylor JA, Baccarelli AA, Murphy SK, Liu Y, Munthe-Kaas MC, Deary IJ, Nystad W, Waldenberger M, Annesi-Maesano I, Conneely K, Jaddoe VW, Arnett D, Snieder H, Kardia SL, Relton CL, Ong KK, Ewart S, Moreno-Macias H, Romieu I, Sotoodehnia N, Fornage M, Motsinger-Reif A, Koppelman GH, Bustamante M, Levy D, London SJ. Comparison of smoking-related DNA methylation between newborns from prenatal exposure and adults from personal smoking. Epigenomics. 2019 Oct;11(13):1487-1500. PMID: 31536415

Obesity is associated with shorter telomeres in 8 year-old children

Clemente DBP, Maitre L, Bustamante M, Chatzi L, Roumeliotaki T, Fossati S, Grazuleviciene R, Gützkow KB, Lepeule J, Martens DS, McEachan RRC, Meltzer HM, Petraviciene I, Slama R, Tamayo-Uria I, Urquiza J, Vafeiadi M, Wright J, Nawrot TS, Vrijheid M. Obesity is associated with shorter telomeres in 8 year-old children. Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 10;9(1):18739. PMID: 31822763

Diet as a Source of Exposure to Environmental Contaminants for Pregnant Women and Children from Six European Countries

Papadopoulou E, Haug LS, Sakhi AK, Andrusaityte S, Basagaña X, Brantsaeter AL, Casas M, Fernández-Barrés S, Grazuleviciene R, Knutsen HK, Maitre L, Meltzer HM, McEachan RRC, Roumeliotaki T, Slama R, Vafeiadi M, Wright J, Vrijheid M, Thomsen C, Chatzi L. Diet as a Source of Exposure to Environmental Contaminants for Pregnant Women and Children from Six European Countries. Environ Health Perspect. 2019 Oct;127(10):107005. PMID: 31617753

Prenatal and Childhood Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure and Telomere Length in European Children: The HELIX Project

Clemente DBP, Vrijheid M, Martens DS, Bustamante M, Chatzi L, Danileviciute A, de Castro M, Grazuleviciene R, Gutzkow KB, Lepeule J, Maitre L, McEachan RRC, Robinson O, Schwarze PE, Tamayo I, Vafeiadi M, Wright J, Slama R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Nawrot TS. Prenatal and Childhood Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure and Telomere Length in European Children: The HELIX Project. Environ Health Perspect. 2019 Aug;127(8):87001. PMID: 31393792

Early-life exposome and lung function in children in Europe: an analysis of data from the longitudinal, population-based HELIX cohort

Agier L, Basagaña X, Maitre L, Granum B, Bird PK, Casas M, Oftedal B, Wright J, Andrusaityte S, de Castro M, Cequier E, Chatzi L, Donaire-Gonzalez D, Grazuleviciene R, Haug LS, Sakhi AK, Leventakou V, McEachan R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Petraviciene I, Robinson O, Roumeliotaki T, Sunyer J, Tamayo-Uria I, Thomsen C, Urquiza J, Valentin A, Slama R, Vrijheid M, Siroux V. Early-life exposome and lung function in children in Europe: an analysis of data from the longitudinal, population-based HELIX cohort. Lancet Planet Health. 2019 Feb;3(2):e81-e92. PMID: 30737192

Association of maternal iodine status with child IQ: a meta-analysis of individual-participant data

Levie D, Korevaar TIM, Bath SC, Murcia M, Dineva M, Llop S, Espada M, van Herwaarden AE, de Rijke YB, Ibarluzea JM, Sunyer J, Tiemeier H, Rayman MP, Guxens M, Peeters RP. Association of maternal iodine status with child IQ: a meta-analysis of individual-participant data. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Dec 1;104(12):5957-596. PMID: 30920622

Prediction of maternal and foetal exposures to perfluoroalkyl compounds in a Spanish birth cohort using toxicokinetic modelling

Brochot C, Casas M, Manzano-Salgado C, Zeman FA, Schettgen T, Vrijheid M, Bois FY. Prediction of maternal and foetal exposures to perfluoroalkyl compounds in a Spanish birth cohort using toxicokinetic modelling. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2019 Sep 15;379:114640. PMID: 31251942

First-trimester maternal concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl substances and fetal growth throughout pregnancy

Costa O, Iñiguez C, Manzano-Salgado CB, Amiano P, Murcia M, Casas M, Irizar A, Basterrechea M, Beneito A, Schettgen T, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M, Ballester F, Lopez-Espinosa MJ. First-trimester maternal concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl substances and fetal growth throughout pregnancy. Environ Int. 2019 Sep;130:104830. PMID: 31247476

Associations of black carbon with lung function and airway inflammation in schoolchildren

Paunescu AC, Casas M, Ferrero A, Pañella P, Bougas N, Beydon N, Just J, Lezmi G, Sunyer J, Ballester F, Momas I. Associations of black carbon with lung function and airway inflammation in schoolchildren. Environ Int. 2019 Oct;131:104984. PMID: 31301585

Association between trans fatty acid intake and overweight including obesity in 4 to 5-year-old children from the INMA study

Scholz A, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, García-de-la-Hera M, Fernandez-Somoano A, Tardon A, Santa-Marina L, Pereda-Pereda E, Romaguera D, Guxens M, Beneito A, Iñiguez C, Vioque J. Association between trans fatty acid intake and overweight including obesity in 4 to 5-year-old children from the INMA study. Pediatr Obes. 2019 Sep;14(9):e12528. PMID: 30957427