Grantee Research Project Results
The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health
EPA Grant Number: R834509Center: The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health
Center Director: Perera, Frederica P.
Title: The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health
Investigators: Perera, Frederica P. , Andrews, Howard F. , Miller, Rachel L. , Whyatt, Robin M. , Garfinkel, Robin S. , Rundle, Andrew , Peterson, Brad , Evans, David , Tang, Deliang , Champagne, Frances , Freyer, Greg , Moore, Holly , Shepard, Peggy , Oberfield, Sharon , Rauh, Virginia
Current Investigators: Perera, Frederica P. , Whyatt, Robin M. , Miller, Rachel L. , Evans, David , Rauh, Virginia , Andrews, Howard F. , Champagne, Frances , Rundle, Andrew , Shepard, Peggy
Institution: Columbia University in the City of New York
Current Institution: Columbia University in the City of New York , Resources for the Future , West Harlem Environmental Action (WE ACT for Environmental Justice) , Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
EPA Project Officer: Callan, Richard
Project Period: September 24, 2009 through September 23, 2014 (Extended to September 23, 2015)
Project Amount: $3,953,320
RFA: Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (with NIEHS) (2009) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Children's Health , Human Health
Objective:
The research theme of the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) is the role of endocrine (hormone system) disruptors, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in air pollution and bisphenol A (BPA), in the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Consistent with the goals of EPA and NIEHS, we are conducting three closely linked research projects focused on elucidating the mechanisms by which prenatal and postnatal exposure to PAH and BPA may contribute to these disorders, as expressed in early adolescence and the period just before and after puberty. Our overall hypothesis is that early exposures to these endocrine disruptors are risk factors for the development of potentially serious health problems and that epigenetic mechanisms (heritable changes in gene expression or phenotype caused by mechanisms other than changes in the DNA sequence) are involved in mediating their effects. Continuing our partnership with WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and adding a Pediatric Health Specialist to our team, we will communicate our scientific findings to the participating families, at-risk communities, clinicians, and policymakers so that preventive measures can be taken to protect vulnerable children living in urban areas.
Approach:
The Center is using molecular epidemiologic approaches as it tracks a longitudinal birth cohort of African-American and Dominican children in Northern Manhattan and the South Bronx. Project 1, The Role of Endocrine Disruptors in Childhood Obesity, is designed to assess whether exposures to BPA and PAHs during pregnancy and early childhood are associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome among children during early adolescence. Project 2, The Role of Endocrine Disruptors in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, will assess whether prenatal exposure to the same endocrine disruptors, PAHs and BPA, is associated with adverse neurobehavioral effects among children in the years just before and after puberty. Both Projects 1 and 2 will evaluate the role of exposure-related changes in epigenetics/gene expression in mediating these health effects. Project 3, The Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruptors in Laboratory Mice, will determine the mechanisms by which prenatal PAHs (inhaled) and BPA (oral) exposure affect child obesity and neurobehavioral development by elucidating the associated molecular changes in DNA methylation and gene expression. The research projects are supported by three cores: Core 1, CCCEH Administration (Admin); Core 2, Data Management, and Statistics (DMS); and Core 3, Community Outreach and Translation (COTC).
Expected Results:
If the aims of our program are achieved, we will have generated needed information on the risks of prenatal and postnatal PAH exposure for obesity and metabolic disorder in early adolescence, as well as a better understanding of the longer-term consequences of prenatal PAH exposure on behavioral and cognitive function. We will also have characterized risks of prenatal and early postnatal exposure to BPA. In addition, we will have gained a more nuanced understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in toxicity of these common environmental pollutants. Appropriately , all of this information will be a powerful tool in prevention: First, by informing parents and caregivers of risks and ways to reduce exposures; second, by informing clinicians and health care providers of risks so that they can educate their patients; and third, by informing policymakers in decision making about disease prevention.
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Albert DA, Begg MD, Andrews HF, Williams SZ, Ward A, Conicella ML, Rauh V, Thompson JL, Papapanou PN. An examination of periodontal treatment, dental care, and pregnancy outcomes in an insured population in the United States. American Journal of Public Health 2011;101(1):151-156. |
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Buckley JP, Engel SM, Braun JM, Whyatt RM, Daniels JL, Mendez MA, Richardson DB, Xu Y, Calafat AM, Wolff MS, Lanphear BP, Herring AH, Rundle AG. Prenatal phthalate exposures and body mass index among 4- to 7-year-old children: a pooled analysis. Epidemiology 2016;27(3):449-458. |
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Choi H, Wang L, Lin X, Spengler JD, Perera FP. Fetal window of vulnerability to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on proportional intrauterine growth restriction. PLoS One 2012;7(4):e35464 (11 pp.). |
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Choi H, Perera FP. Sources of greater fetal vulnerability to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among African Americans. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2012;66(2):121-126. |
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Durham T, Guo J, Cowell W, Riley K, Wang S, Tang D, Perera F, Herbstman J. Prenatal PM2.5 Exposure in Relation to Maternal and Newborn Telomere Length at Delivery. Toxics 23;10(1):13. |
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Genkinger JM, Stigter L, Jedrychowski W, Huang T-J, Wang S, Roen EL, Majewska R, Kieltyka A, Mroz E, Perera FP. Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure, antioxidant levels and behavioral development of children ages 6-9. Environmental Research 2015;140:136-144. |
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Herbstman JB, Tang D, Zhu D, Qu L, Sjodin A, Li Z, Camann D, Perera FP. Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzo[a]pyrene-DNA adducts, and genomic DNA methylation in cord blood. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(5):733-738. |
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Herbstman JB, Wang S, Perera FP, Lederman SA, Vishnevetsky J, Rundle AG, Hoepner LA, Qu L, Tang D. Predictors and consequences of global DNA methylation in cord blood and at three years. PLoS One 2013;8(9):e72824 (10 pp.). |
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Hoepner LA, Whyatt RM, Just AC, Calafat AM, Perera FP, Rundle AG. Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A in an urban minority birth cohort in New York City, prenatal through age 7 years. Environmental Research 2013;122:38-44. |
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Hoepner LA, Whyatt RM, Widen EM, Hassoun A, Oberfield SE, Mueller NT, Diaz D, Calafat AM, Perera FP, Rundle AG. Bisphenol A and adiposity in an inner-city birth cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016;124(10):1644-1650. |
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Iyer S, Perera F, Zhang B, Chanock S, Wang S, Tang D. Significant interactions between maternal PAH exposure and haplotypes in candidate genes on B[a]P-DNA adducts in a NYC cohort of non-smoking African-American and Dominican mothers and newborns. Carcinogenesis 2014;35(1):69-75. |
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Jung KH, Bernabe K, Moors K, Yan B, Chillrud SN, Whyatt R, Camann D, Kinney PL, Perera FP, Miller RL. Effects of floor level and building type on residential levels of outdoor and indoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, black carbon, and particulate matter in New York City. Atmosphere 2011;2(2):96-109. |
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Jung KH, Perzanowski M, Rundle A, Moors K, Yan B, Chillrud SN, Whyatt R, Camann D, Perera FP, Miller RL. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure, obesity and childhood asthma in an urban cohort. Environmental Research 2014;128:35-41. |
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Jung KH, Liu B, Lovinsky-Desir S, Yan B, Camann D, Sjodin A, Li Z, Perera F, Kinney P, Chillrud S, Miller RL. Time trends of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in New York City from 2001 to 2012: assessed by repeat air and urine samples. Environmental Research 2014;131:95-103. |
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Jung K, Goowin K, Perzanowski M, Chillrud S, Perera F, Miller R, Lovinsky-Desir S. Personal Exposure to Black Carbon at School and Levels of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in New York City. Environmental Health Prespectives 2021;129(9). |
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Kundakovic M, Champagne FA. Epigenetic perspective on the developmental effects of bisphenol A. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 2011;25(6):1084-1093. |
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Kundakovic M, Gudsnuk K, Franks B, Madrid J, Miller RL, Perera FA. Champagne FA. Sex-specific epigenetic disruption and behavioral changes following low-dose in utero bisphenol A exposure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013;110(24):9956-9961. |
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Kundakovic M, Gudsnuk K, Herbstman JB, Tang D, Perera FP, Champagne FA. DNA methylation of BDNF as a biomarker of early-life adversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2015;112(22):6807-6813. |
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Lovasi GS, Quinn JW, Rauh VA, Perera FP, Andrews HF, Garfinkel R, Hoepner L, Whyatt R, Rundle A. Chlorpyrifos exposure and urban residential environment characteristics as determinants of early childhood neurodevelopment. American Journal of Public Health 2011;101(1):63-70. |
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Lovasi GS, O’Neil-Dunne JPM, Lu JWT, Sheehan D, Perzanowski MS, MacFaden SW, King KL, Matte T, Miller RL, Hoepner LA, Perera FP, Rundle A. Urban tree canopy and asthma, wheeze, rhinitis, and allergic sensitization to tree pollen in a New York City birth cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2013;121(4):494-500. |
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Lovasi GS, Eldred-Skemp N, Quinn JW, Chang HW, Rauh VA, Rundle A, Orjuela MA, Perera FP. Neighborhood social context and individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposures associated with child cognitive test scores. Journal of Child and Family Studies 2014;23(5):785-799. |
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Lovinsky-Desir S, Miller RL. Epigenetics, asthma, and allergic diseases:a review of latest advancements. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 2012;12(3):211-220. |
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Maresca MM, Hoepner LA, Hassoun A, Oberfield SE, Mooney SJ, Calafat AM, Ramirez J, Freyer G, Perera FP, Whyatt RM, Rundle AG. Prenatal exposure to phthalates and childhood body size in an urban cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015 June 12 [Epub ahead of print], doi:10.1289/ehp.1408750. |
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Maresca MM, Hoepner LA, Hassoun A, Oberfield SE, Mooney SJ, Calafat AM, Ramirez J, Freyer G, Perera FP, Whyatt RM, Rundle AG. Prenatal exposure to phthalates and childhood body size in an urban cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016;124(4):514-520. |
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Margolis AE, Herbstman JB, Davis KS, Thomas VK, Tang D, Wang Y, Wang S, Perera FP, Peterson BS, Rauh VA. Longitudinal effects of prenatal exposure to air pollutants on self-regulatory capacities and social competence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2016;57(7):851-860. |
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Miller RL, Garfinkel R, Lendor C, Hoepner L, Li Z, Romanoff L, Sjodin A, Needham L, Perera FP, Whyatt RM. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolite levels and pediatric allergy and asthma in an inner-city cohort. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2010;21(2 Pt 1):260-267. |
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Mueller NT, Whyatt R, Hoepner L, Oberfield S, Dominguez-Bello MG, Widen EM, Hassoun A, Perera F, Rundle A. Prenatal exposure to antibiotics, cesarean section and risk of childhood obesity. International Journal of Obesity 2015;39(4):665-670. |
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Nobel KG, Fifer WP, Rauh VA, Nomura Y, Andrews HF. Academic achievement varies with gestational age among children born at term. Pediatrics 2012;130(2):e257-e264. |
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Orjuela MA, Liu X, Warburton D, Siebert AL, Cujar C, Tang D, Jobanputra V, Perera FP. Prenatal PAH exposure is associated with chromosome-specific aberrations in cord blood. Mutation Research 2010;703(2):108-114. |
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Orjuela MA, Liu X, Miller RL, Warburton D, Tang D, Jobanputra V, Hoepner L, Suen IH, Diaz-Carreno S, Li Z, Sjodin A, Perera FP. Urinary naphthol metabolites and chromosomal aberrations in 5-year-old children. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2012;21(7):1191-1202. |
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Patel MM, Hoepner L, Garfinkel R, Chillrud S, Reyes A, Quinn JW, Perera F, Miller RL. Ambient metals, elemental carbon, and wheeze and cough in New York City children through 24 months of age. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2009;180(11):1107-1113. |
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Perera FP, Li Z, Whyatt R, Hoepner L, Wang S, Camann D, Rauh V. Prenatal airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and child IQ at age 5 years. Pediatrics 2009;124(2):e195-e202. |
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Perera FP, Wang S, Vishnevetsky J, Zhang B, Cole KJ, Tang D, Rauh V, Phillips DH. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-aromatic DNA adducts in cord blood and behavior scores in New York City children. Environmental Health Perspectives 2011;119(8):1176-1181. |
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Perera FP, Tang D, Wang S, Vishnevetsky J, Zhang B, Diaz D, Camann D, Rauh V. Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and child behavior at age 6-7 years. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(6):921-926. |
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Perera FP, Chang HW, Tang D, Roen EL, Herbstman J, Margolis A, Huang TJ, Miller RL, Wang S, Rauh V. Early-life exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and ADHD behavior problems. PLoS One 2014;9(11):e111670 (9 pp.). |
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Perera F, Herbstman J. Prenatal environmental exposures, epigenetics, and disease. Reproductive Toxicology 2011;31(3):363-373. |
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Perera F, Vishnevetsky J, Herbstman JB, Calafat AM, Xiong W, Rauh V, Wang S. Prenatal bisphenol A exposure and child behavior in an inner-city cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(8):1190-1194. |
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Perera F, Weiland K, Neidell M, Wang S. Prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and IQ:estimated benefit of pollution reduction. Journal of Public Health Policy 2014;35(3):327-336. |
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Perera F, Phillips DH, Wang Y, Roen E, Herbstman J, Rauh V, Wang S, Tang D. Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons/aromatics, BDNF and child development. Environmental Research 2015;142:602-608. |
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Peterson BS, Rauh VA, Bansal R, Hao X, Toth Z, Nati G, Walsh K, Miller RL, Arias F, Semanek D, Perera F. Effects of prenatal exposure to air pollutants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) on the development of brain white matter, cognition, and behavior in later childhood. JAMA Psychiatry 2015;72(6):531-540. |
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Rauh VA, Horton MK, Miller RL, Whyatt RM, Perera F. Neonatology and the environment:impact of early exposure to airborne environmental toxicants on infant and child neurodevelopment. Neoreviews 2010;11(7):363-369. |
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Roen EL, Wang Y, Calafat AM, Wang S, Margolis A, Herbstman J, Hoepner LA, Rauh V, Perera FP. Bisphenol A exposure and behavioral problems among inner city children at 7-9 years of age. Environmental Research 2015;142:739-745. |
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Rundle AG, Gallagher D, Herbstman JB, Goldsmith J, Holmes D, Hassoun A, Oberfield S, Miller RL, Andrews H, Widen EM, Hoepner LA. Prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and childhood growth trajectories from age 5-14 years. Environmental research 2019;177:108595. |
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Rundle A, Hoepner L, Hassoun A, Oberfield S, Freyer G, Holmes D, Reyes M, Quinn J, Camann D, Perera F, Whyatt R. Association of childhood obesity with maternal exposure to ambient air polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during pregnancy. American Journal of Epidemiology 2012;175(11):1163-1172. |
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Rundle A, Rauh VA, Quinn J, Lovasi G, Transande L, Susser E, Andrews HF. Use of community-level data in the National Children’s Study to establish the representativeness of segment selection in the Queens Vanguard Site. International Journal of Health Geographics 2012;11:18 (11 pp.). |
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Tang WY, Levin L, Talaska G, Cheung YY, Herbstman J, Tang D, Miller RL, Perera F, Ho SM. Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 5'-CpG methylation of interferon-γ in cord white blood cells. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(8):1195-1200. |
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Vishnevetsky J, Tang D, Chang HW, Roen EL, Wang Y, Rauh V, Wang S, Miller RL, Herbstman J, Perera FP. Combined effects of prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and material hardship on child IQ. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2015;49:74-80. |
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Wang S, Chanock S, Tang D, Li Z, Edwards S, Jedrychowski W, Perera FP. Effect of gene-environment interactions on mental development in African American, Dominican, and Caucasian mothers and newborns. Annals of Human Genetics 2010;74(1):46-56. |
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Wang S, Yu Z, Miller RL, Tang D, Perera FP. Methods for detecting interactions between imprinted genes and environmental exposures using birth cohort designs with mother-offspring pairs. Human Heredity 2011;71(3):196-208. |
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Wang S, Xiong W, Ma W, Chanock S, Jedrychowski W, Wu R, Perera FP. Gene-environment interactions on growth trajectories. Genetic Epidemiology 2012;36(3):206-213. |
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Wang Y, Perera F, Guo J, Riley K, Durham T, Ross Z, Ananth C, Baccarelli A, Wang S, Herbstman J. A methodological pipeline to generate an epigenetic marker of prenatal exposure to air pollution indicators. Epigenetics 2021;1-9. |
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Weiland K, Neidell M, Rauh V, Perera F. Cost of developmental delay from prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2011;22(1):320-329. |
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Widen EM, Whyatt RM, Hoepner LA, Ramirez-Carvey J, Oberfield SE, Hassoun A, Perera FP, Gallagher D, Rundle AG. Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with long-term body fat and weight retention at 7 y postpartum in African American and Dominican mothers with underweight, normal, and overweight prepregnancy BMI. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2015;102(6):1460-1467. |
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Widen EM, Whyatt RM, Hoepner LA, Mueller NT, Ramirez-Carvey J, Oberfield SE, Hassoun A, Perera FP, Gallagher D, Rundle AG. Gestational weight gain and obesity, adiposity and body size in African-American and Dominican children in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2016;12(4):918-928. |
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Widen E, Burns N, Daniels M, Backlund G, Rickman R, Foster S, Nichols A, Hoepner L, Kinsey E, Ramireaz-Carvey J. Gestational weight change and childhood body composition trajectories from pregnancy to early adolescence. Obesity 10;. |
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Widen E, Nichols A, Kahn L, Factor-Livak P, Insel B, Hoepner L, Dube S, Rauh V, Perera F, Rundel A. Prepregnancy obesity is associated with cognitive outcomes in boys in a low-income, multiethnic birth cohort. BMC Pediatrics 2019;19(1):507. |
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Witherspoon NO, Trousdale K, Bearer CF, Miller RL. The public health and policy implications of epigenetics and pediatric health research. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(10):a380-a381. |
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Yan Z, Zhang H, Maher C, Arteaga-Solis E, Champagne FA, Wu L, McDonald JD, Yan B, Schwartz GJ, Miller RL. Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, adiposity, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ methylation in offspring, grand-offspring mice. PLoS One 2014;9(10):e110706 (15 pp.). |
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Zeinomar N, Grant-Alfieri A, Burke K, de Hoz M, Tehranifar P, Walker D, Morton T, Shepard P, Herbstman J, Miller R, Pera F, Terry M. Cancer Risk Reduction Through Education of Adolescents:Development of a Tailored Cancer Risk-Reduction Educational Tool. Journal of Cancer Education 2021;. |
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Widen EM, Whyatt RM, Hoepner LA, Mueller NT, Ramirez‐Carvey J, Oberfield SE, Hassoun A, Perera FP, Gallagher D, Rundle AG. Gestational weight gain and obesity, adiposity and body size in African-American and Dominican children in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Maternal & Child Nutrition 2016;12(4):918-928. |
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Supplemental Keywords:
Ambient air, human health, toxic, public policy, community-based, ethnic groups, susceptibility, epidemiology, Northeast, pollutants/toxics, environmental management, scientific discipline, health, biology, Chemicals, Children's Health, Biochemistry, Environmental Policy, exposure assessment, health effects, children's environmental health,childhood obesity, assessment of exposure, endocrine disruptors, developmental neurotoxicity ,air toxics,air pollution,growth and development,children's vulnerablityRelevant Websites:
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R834509C001 The Role of Endocrine Disruptors in Childhood Obesity
R834509C002 The Role of Endocrine Disruptors in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
R834509C003 The Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruptors in Laboratory Mice
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