Exposure to persistent organic pollutants and sperm sex chromosome ratio in men from the Faroe Islands

People in the Arctic as well as fishermen on the polluted Swedish east coast are highly exposed to persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These compounds have been shown to affect the sperm Y:X chromosome ratio. In present study, the aim was to investigate whether polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) conge...

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Published in:Environment International
Main Authors: Kvist, L., Giwercman, A., Weihe, P., Jensen, T. Kold, Grandjean, P., Halling, J., Petersen, M. Skaalum, Giwercman, Y. Lundberg
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
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Arctic
Faroe Islands
Greenland
inuit
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413009/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25222300
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.09.001
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Summary:People in the Arctic as well as fishermen on the polluted Swedish east coast are highly exposed to persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These compounds have been shown to affect the sperm Y:X chromosome ratio. In present study, the aim was to investigate whether polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and 1,1,-dichloro-2,2,-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (p,p′-DDE) influence sperm sex chromosome ratio in Faroese men, and whether these men differ regarding Y:X ratio compared to Greenland Inuit and Swedish fishermen.

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