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Title: Exposición prenatal a plomo y problemas de comportamiento durante la infancia
Author: Lozano Relaño, Manuel
Tutor: Perez-Alvarez, Nuria  
Llop González, Sabrina
Others: Ventura, Carles  
Abstract: Humans are regularly exposed to lead (Pb) which can cross the placental barrier and lead to adverse effects on the developing foetus. Our aim was to study the association between maternal Pb exposure during gestation and children’s behaviour at 9 years of age. Socio-demographic, environmental and dietary variables, as well as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in brainand metabolism related genes, were considered. The study sample comprised Spanish motherchild pairs in the INMA (Environment and Childhood) cohort study recruited in the regions Valencia, Sabadell and Gipuzkoa (n=1027). Pb was measured in urine samples collected during first and third trimesters of pregnancy. Behaviour was assessed at 9 years of age using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) composed of three scales: internalizing, externalizing and total problems. Sociodemographic, dietary and environmental variables were obtained through questionnaires. SNPs in APOE, BDNF, GSTP1, and PON1 were genotyped in cord blood DNA. Bivariate and multivariate negative binomial models were built considering both linear and nonlinear relationships. The interaction with sex and genotypes was evaluated including interaction terms. Increasing maternal urinary concentrations of Pb were associated with an increased incidence ratio risk (IRR 4.6-5.9%) for all three CBCL scales in the children. Worse scoring on scales with increasing Pb were found particularly for boys and children carrying specific genotypes in BDNF and PON1 genes. In our population, prenatal exposure to Pb was associated with worse scores on behavioral tests in preadolescents. Sex and genetic background may play a role in Pb toxicity.
Keywords: lead
behavioural disorder
multivariate analysis
interaction model
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2022
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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