Serum metallome in pregnant women and the relationship with congenital malformations of the central nervous system: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Jacopo Troisi (Author), Luigi Giugliano (Author), Laura Sarno (Author), Annamaria Landolfi (Author), Sean Richards (Author), Steven Symes (Author), Angelo Colucci (Author), Giuseppe Maruotti (Author), David Adair (Author), Marco Guida (Author), Pasquale Martinelli (Author), Maurizio Guida (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Congenital malformations of the central nervous system (CNS) consist of a wide range of birth defects of multifactorial origin. Methods Concentrations of 44 metals were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry in serum of 111 mothers in the second trimester of p...