Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age
Seafood is an important component in a healthy diet and may contain methylmercury or other contaminants. It is important to recognize the risks and benefits of consuming seafood. A longitudinal prospective birth cohort study has been conducted to clarify the effects of neurotoxicants on child develo...
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| author | Nozomi Tatsuta Kunihiko Nakai Mineshi Sakamoto Katsuyuki Murata Hiroshi Satoh |
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| description | Seafood is an important component in a healthy diet and may contain methylmercury or other contaminants. It is important to recognize the risks and benefits of consuming seafood. A longitudinal prospective birth cohort study has been conducted to clarify the effects of neurotoxicants on child development—the Tohoku Study of Child Development (TSCD) in Japan. TSCD comprises two cohorts; a polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) cohort (urban area) and a methylmercury cohort (coastal area). Our previous results from the coastal area showed prenatal methylmercury exposure affected psychomotor development in 18-month-olds, and boys appear to be more vulnerable to the exposure than girls. In this report, we have added the urban area cohort and we reanalyzed the impact of prenatal exposure to methylmercury, which gave the same results as before. These findings suggest prenatal exposure to low levels methylmercury may have adverse effects on child development, especially in boys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7255405d51e04ab7b035b561392a9f012022-12-21T18:47:00ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042018-08-01634910.3390/toxics6030049toxics6030049Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of AgeNozomi Tatsuta0Kunihiko Nakai1Mineshi Sakamoto2Katsuyuki Murata3Hiroshi Satoh4Development and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, JapanDevelopment and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, JapanDevelopment and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, JapanDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita 010-8502, JapanEnvironmental Health Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, JapanSeafood is an important component in a healthy diet and may contain methylmercury or other contaminants. It is important to recognize the risks and benefits of consuming seafood. A longitudinal prospective birth cohort study has been conducted to clarify the effects of neurotoxicants on child development—the Tohoku Study of Child Development (TSCD) in Japan. TSCD comprises two cohorts; a polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) cohort (urban area) and a methylmercury cohort (coastal area). Our previous results from the coastal area showed prenatal methylmercury exposure affected psychomotor development in 18-month-olds, and boys appear to be more vulnerable to the exposure than girls. In this report, we have added the urban area cohort and we reanalyzed the impact of prenatal exposure to methylmercury, which gave the same results as before. These findings suggest prenatal exposure to low levels methylmercury may have adverse effects on child development, especially in boys.http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/6/3/49methylmercuryprenatal exposurechild development |
| spellingShingle | Nozomi Tatsuta Kunihiko Nakai Mineshi Sakamoto Katsuyuki Murata Hiroshi Satoh Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age Toxics methylmercury prenatal exposure child development |
| title | Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age |
| title_full | Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age |
| title_fullStr | Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age |
| title_short | Methylmercury Exposure and Developmental Outcomes in Tohoku Study of Child Development at 18 Months of Age |
| title_sort | methylmercury exposure and developmental outcomes in tohoku study of child development at 18 months of age |
| topic | methylmercury prenatal exposure child development |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/6/3/49 |
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