Associations of Prenatal Mercury Exposure and PUFA with Telomere Length and mtDNA Copy Number in 7-Year-Old Children in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Cohort 2
Our results indicate that prenatal THg exposure and PUFA status are associated with rTL later in childhood, although not consistently aligned with our initial hypothesis. Subsequent research is needed to confirm this finding, further evaluate the potential confounding of fish intake, and investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms to verify the use of rTL as a true biomarker of THg exposure. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14776.
Authors
- Tanzy Love (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-0229)
- Daniela Pineda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-1652)
- Jonathan K. Klus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-8855)
- Anja Stajnko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5190-5507)
- Sally W. Thurston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2538-762X)
- Conrad F. Shamlaye
- Alison J. Yeates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2393-1663)
- Karin Bröberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-468X)
- Emelyn Shroff
- Maria S. Mulhern
- Gene E. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3397-1116)
- Emeir M. McSorley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1861-3991)
- Edwin van Wijngaarden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7583-4630)
- Gary J. Myers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-015X)
- James J. Strain
Institutions
- University of Ulster (GB)
- Lund University (SE)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp14776
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.80
Funders
- National Institutes of Health