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    Title: Gestational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dibenzofurans induced asymmetric hearing loss: Yucheng children study
    Authors: Li, Mingchieh;Wu, H.-P.;Yang, C.-Y.;Chen, P.-C.;Lambert, G.H.;Leon, Guo Y.
    李銘杰
    Contributors: 法科所
    Keywords: Polychlorinated dibenzofurans;Polychlorinated biphenyls;PCDFs;PCBs;Yucheng;Hearing loss;Prenatal;Gestational
    Date: 2015-02
    Issue Date: 2015-03-25 10:15:56 (UTC+8)
    Abstract: Abstract

    Introduction

    In 1979, approximately 2000 people in central Taiwan were exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and dibenzofurans (PCBs/PCDFs) due to ingestion of contaminated rice oil. The children born to mothers exposed to PCBs/PCDFs were called Yucheng children. We conducted a follow-up study to examine the association between gestational PCBs/PCDFS exposure and auditory function in Yucheng children`s early adulthood.

    Methods

    In 1985 and early 1992, Yucheng children and their age, gender, socio-economic matched unexposed referent children were recruited for physical examination and long-term follow-ups. In 2007, Yucheng children and referent children were invited to participate in a health examination, including assessment of pure-tone air-conduction thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) test. Gestational exposure to PCBs/PCDFs in Yucheng children were estimated by back-extrapolation of their mother`s serum concentration to the time of childbirth.

    Results

    A total of 86 Yucheng children (51.2% males) and 97 referent children (50.5% males) were included for analysis. No difference was found in demographic characteristics between two groups. Among the Yucheng children, 53 had estimated PCBs/PCDFs concentrations. We found that Yucheng children were at higher risk of having elevated hearing threshold at low frequencies in the right ear. Estimated maternal concentrations of 2,3,4,7,8-pnCDF at the time of birth were associated with increased hearing thresholds and decreased DPOAEs amplitudes at low frequencies in the right ear.

    Conclusion

    Gestational exposure to PCBs/PCDFs caused adverse asymmetrical hearing effects detectable even in early adulthood.
    Relation: Environmental Research,137,65-71
    Data Type: article
    DOI 連結: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.002
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.002
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