Title: Exposure to PBB-153 and Digit Ratio.
Authors: Wainstock, Tamar; Pearce, Brad; Barr, Dana B; Marder, Mary E; Terrell, Metrecia; Marcus, Michele
Published In Early Hum Dev, (2016 Dec)
Abstract: The ratio between the second and fourth digits is a sexually dimorphic measure, established in utero and linked to prenatal sex steroid levels. An association was found between prenatal levels of Polybrominated Biphenyls, a synthetic chemical suspected to disrupt the endocrine system function, and the digit ratio in adult women.
PubMed ID: 27474862
MeSH Terms: Adult; Endocrine Disruptors/pharmacology; Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity*; Female; Fingers/anatomy & histology*; Fingers/growth & development; Flame Retardants/pharmacology; Flame Retardants/toxicity*; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Polybrominated Biphenyls/pharmacology; Polybrominated Biphenyls/toxicity*