Relationship between maternal exposure to heavy metal titanium and offspring congenital heart defects in Lanzhou, China: A nested case-control study

• Main Authors: Jianhao Sun (Author), Baohong Mao (Author), Zhenzhen Wu (Author), Xinjuan Jiao (Author), Yanxia Wang (Author), Yongli Lu (Author), Xuejing Ma (Author), Xiaohui Liu (Author), Xiaoying Xu (Author), Hongmei Cui (Author), Xiaojuan Lin (Author), Bin Yi (Author), Jie Qiu (Author), Qing Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPrevious studies have found that exposure to heavy metals increased the incidence of congenital heart defects (CHDs). However, there is a paucity of information about the connection between exposure to titanium and CHDs. This study sought to examine the relationship between prenatal titani...