Reduced Antibody Responses to Vaccinations in Children Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls

A study of two birth cohorts in the Faroe Islands, where diets may include whale blubber contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), suggests exposure to PCBs may reduce immune response to childhood vaccinations.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLoS Medicine
Main Authors: Heilmann, Carsten, Grandjean, Philippe, Weihe, Pál, Nielsen, Flemming, Budtz-Jørgensen, Esben
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2006
Subjects:
Research Article
Faroe Islands
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1551916
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16942395
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030311
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Summary:A study of two birth cohorts in the Faroe Islands, where diets may include whale blubber contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), suggests exposure to PCBs may reduce immune response to childhood vaccinations.

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