• openAccess   Ancient Haplotypes at the 15q24.2 Microdeletion Region Are Linked to Brain Expression of MAN2C1 and Children's Intelligence 

      Cáceres, Alejandro; Esko, Tonu; Pappa, Irene; Gutierrez, Armand; López Espinosa, María José; Llop, Sabrina; Bustamante, Mariona; Tiemeier, Henning; Metspalu, Andres; Joshi, Peter K.; Wilsonx, James F.; Reina Castillón, Judith; Shin, Jean; Pausova, Zdenka; Paus, Tomás; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Perez-Jurado, Luis; González, Juan R. Anna Carla Goldberg, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, BRAZIL (2016)
      The chromosome bands 15q24.1-15q24.3 contain a complex region with numerous segmental duplications that predispose to regional microduplications and microdeletions, both of which have been linked to intellectual disability, ...
    • closedAccess   Association between exposure to organochlorine compounds and maternal thyroid status: Role of the iodothyronine deiodinase 1 gene 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Grimalt, Joan O.; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Julvez, Jordi; Goñi-Irigoyen, Fernando; Espada, Mercedes; Ballester, Ferran; Rebagliato, Marisa; López Espinosa, María José Elsevier (2017-04-08)
      Introduction: Exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) may interfere with thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis. The disruption of the deiodinase (DIO) enzymes has been proposed as a mechanism of action. Aim: To evaluate ...
    • closedAccess   Exposure to mercury among Spanish preschool children: Trend from birth to age four 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Vioque, Jesus; Rebagliato, Marisa; Cases, Amparo; Iñiguez, Carmen; López Espinosa, María José; Amurrio, Ascensión; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2014)
      The purpose of this study is to describe the total hair mercury concentrations and their determinants in preschool Spanish children, as well as to explore the trend in mercury exposure from birth to the age four. This ...
    • closedAccess   Factors associated with second-hand smoke exposure in non-smoking pregnant women in Spain: Self-reported exposure and urinary cotinine levels 

      Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Miren Castlla, Ane; Guxens, Mònica; López Espinosa, María José; Lertxundi, Aitana; Espada, Mercedes; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran; SANTA MARINA, LORETO Elsevier (2014-02)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the main sources of and sociodemographic factors associated with second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, assessed both by questionnaire and by urinary cotinine (UC) levels, in non-smoking ...
    • closedAccess   Gender differences in the neurotoxicity of metals in children 

      Llop, Sabrina; López Espinosa, María José; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2013-09)
      Gender-related differences in susceptibility to chemical exposure to neurotoxicants have not received sufficient attention. Although a significant number of epidemiological studies on the neurodevelopmental effects of metal ...
    • closedAccess   Maternal copper status and neuropsychological development in infants and preschool children 

      Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Murcia, Mario; González, Llúcia; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Carrasco, Paula; Vioque, Jesus; Broberg, Karin; Levi, Michael; López Espinosa, María José; Ballester, Ferran; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2019-04)
      Introduction Copper (Cu) is an essential element involved in biological processes; however, excessive Cu could be harmful because of its reactive nature. Very few studies have evaluated its potential neurotoxic effects. ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development in young children: the role of fish consumption 

      Llop, Sabrina; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Forns, Joan; Tardon, Adonina; Andiarena, Ainara; Vioque, Jesus; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Julvez, Jordi; Rebagliato, Marisa; López Espinosa, María José Oxford University Press (2016-11)
      Background: Vulnerability of the central nervous system to mercury exposure is increased during early development. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to mercury and child ...
    • closedAccess   Second-hand smoke exposure in 4-year-old children in Spain: Sources, associated factors and urinary cotinine 

      Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Guxens, Mònica; Fernández Somoano, Ana; López Espinosa, María José; Lertxundi, Aitana; Castilla, Ane M.; Espada, Mercedes; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran; SANTA MARINA, LORETO Elsevier (2016-02)
      Introduction Second-hand smoke exposure (SHS) in children remains as a major pollution problem, with important consequences for children's health. This study aimed to identify the sources of exposure to SHS among ...
    • closedAccess   Selenium status during pregnancy: Influential factors and effects on neuropsychological development among Spanish infants 

      Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Murcia, Mario; Ballester, Ferran; Broberg, Karin; Iñiguez, Carmen; Rebagliato, Marisa; Skröder, Helena; González, Llúcia; López Espinosa, María José; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2018)
      Selenium (Se) has been positively associated with neurodevelopment in early life. However, its margin of safety is rather narrow, and few prospective studies have evaluated its potential neurotoxic effects at intermediate ...
    • closedAccess   Synergism between exposure to mercury and use of iodine supplements on thyroid hormones in pregnant women 

      Llop, Sabrina; López Espinosa, María José; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Vioque, Jesus; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Julvez, Jordi; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Espada, Mercedes; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2015)
      To evaluate the association between mercury exposure and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total triiodothyronine (TT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels during pregnancy as well as to explore if there is any synergic action ...