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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;72(5):1518-1521.
doi: 10.1002/hep.31549.

Environmental Pollution and the Developmental Origins of Childhood Liver Disease

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Editorial

Environmental Pollution and the Developmental Origins of Childhood Liver Disease

Matthew C Cave. Hepatology. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Prenatal exposures to the environmental pollutants, perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), were associated with metabolic disruption and increased risk for childhood liver disease.

Comment on

  • Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury in Children.
    Stratakis N, V Conti D, Jin R, Margetaki K, Valvi D, Siskos AP, Maitre L, Garcia E, Varo N, Zhao Y, Roumeliotaki T, Vafeiadi M, Urquiza J, Fernández-Barrés S, Heude B, Basagana X, Casas M, Fossati S, Gražulevičienė R, Andrušaitytė S, Uppal K, McEachan RRC, Papadopoulou E, Robinson O, Haug LS, Wright J, Vos MB, Keun HC, Vrijheid M, Berhane KT, McConnell R, Chatzi L. Stratakis N, et al. Hepatology. 2020 Nov;72(5):1758-1770. doi: 10.1002/hep.31483. Epub 2020 Oct 19. Hepatology. 2020. PMID: 32738061 Free PMC article.

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