Moreover, correlation between male sex hormones and blood lead level was somewhat significant, depending on age group assessed. 30 In two studies, 29 , 53 serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)–IGF-binding protein (IGFBP) were measured in children aged 4–7 years where the investigators did not find an association between IGF-1 and PBDEs 29 or lead. 53 However, one PBDE congener (BDE-209) was positively associated with IGFBP-3. 29 Xu and colleagues 61 reported that placental IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 were significantly higher in women exposed to e-waste.
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