Petroleum and Chlorinated Solvents in Meconium and the Risk of Hypospadias: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Florence Rouget (Author), Adèle Bihannic (Author), Sylvaine Cordier (Author), Luc Multigner (Author), Marie Meyer-Monath (Author), Fabien Mercier (Author), Patrick Pladys (Author), Ronan Garlantezec (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hypospadias is a male congenital malformation that occurs in ~2 of 1,000 births. The association between hypospadias and fetal exposure to environmental chemicals has been studied, but the results are inconsistent. Although several petroleum and chlorinated solvents are suspected to have...