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SUBMITTER: Kupsco A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351595 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kupsco Allison A Estrada-Gutierrez Guadalupe G Cantoral Alejandra A Schnaas Lourdes L Pantic Ivan I Amarasiriwardena Chitra C Svensson Katherine K Bellinger David C DC Téllez-Rojo Martha María MM Baccarelli Andrea A AA Wright Robert O RO
Pediatric research 20200111 2
<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated: (1) associations of prenatal manganese (Mn) levels with child neurodevelopment at 4-6 years; (2) effect modification by maternal anemia and iron deficiency; and (3) sex-specific effects.<h4>Methods</h4>We measured blood Mn, hemoglobin, and serum ferritin in mothers at the second trimester, third trimester, and at birth, and in cord blood from a prospective birth cohort in Mexico City (n = 571). McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities were measured at 4-6 years. U ...[more]