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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Thyroid Hormones, and Child Neurobehavior

Grant Number:
Principal Investigator:
Braun, Joseph M
Institution:
Brown University
Most Recent Award Year:
2015
Lifestage of Participants:
Exposure: Prenatal; Infant (0-1 year); Youth (1-18 years); Adulthood (mother)
Assessment: Infant (0-1 year); Youth (1-18 years)
Exposures:
Personal Care/Consumer Products: Bisphenol A (BPA); Phthalates
Health Outcomes:
Metabolic Outcomes: Thyroid dysfunction
Neurological/Cognitive Outcomes: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Neurobehavioral outcomes; Neurodevelopmental outcomes
Biological Sample:
Blood (mother, child); Cord blood; Urine (mother, child); Meconium
Other Participant Data:
Behavioral/Cognitive tests
Genes or Other DNA Products Studied:
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), T4, and triiodothyronine (T3)
Abstract:

Related NIEHS-Funded Study Populations

Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study

Principal Investigator:
Lanphear, Bruce; Yolton, Kimberly; Cecil, Kim; Braun, Joseph; Chen, Aimin | Study Population Page Study Population c64
Institution:
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Location:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Number of Participants::
468 Mothers and 479 children
Brief Description::
This is a pregnancy and birth cohort study in Cincinnati to evaluate the impact of low-level fetal and childhood chemical exposures on health, developmental, and neurobehavioral outcomes. The study recruited over 400 pregnant women between 2003 to 2006. Offspring have been followed to age 12 years.
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