Mercury Exposure and Antinuclear Antibodies among Females of Reproductive Age in the United States: NHANES

Conclusions: Methylmercury, at low levels generally considered safe, was associated with subclinical autoimmunity among reproductive-age females. Autoantibodies may predate clinical disease by years, thus methylmercury exposure may be relevant to future autoimmune disease risk. This EHP Advance Publication article has been peer-reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication. EHP Advance Publication articles are completely citable using the DOI number assigned to the article. This document will be replaced with the copyedited and formatted version as soon as it is available. Through the DOI number used in the citation, you will be able to access this document at each stage of the publication process. Citation: Somers EC, Ganser MA, Warren JS, Basu N, Wang L, Zick SM, Park SK. Mercury Exposure and Antinuclear Antibodies among Females of Reproductive Age in the United States: NHANES. Environ Health Perspect; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408751. Received: 29 May 2014 Accepted: 4 February 2015 Advance Publication: 10 February 2015 Supplemental Material (244 KB) Article Views This Week: 157 Article Views This Year: 172 Share this Article
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