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ArticleScientific reports2023

Impacts of perinatal dioxin exposure on gaze behavior in 2-year-old children in the largest dioxin-contaminated area in Vietnam.

Pham Ngoc Thao, Muneko Nishijo, Pham The Tai, Tran Ngoc Nghi, Vu Thi Hoa, Tran Hai Anh, Tran Viet Tien, Yoshikazu Nishino, Hisao Nishijo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pham Ngoc ThaoDepartment of Functional Diagnosis, 103 Military Hospital, Vietnam Military Medical University, 160 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, 12108, Ha Noi, Vietnam. phamngocthaovmmu@gmail.com.
Muneko NishijoDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan.
Pham The TaiInstitute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam Military Medical University, 12108, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Tran Ngoc NghiMinistry of Health, Vietnamese Government, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Vu Thi HoaDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan.
Tran Hai AnhDepartment of Physiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, 12108, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Tran Viet TienDepartment of Tropical and Infectious diseases, 103 Military Hospital, Vietnam Military Medical University, 12108, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Yoshikazu NishinoDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan.
Hisao NishijoDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of East Asia, Shimonoseki-Shi, Yamaguchi, 751-8503, Japan.
Vietnam Military Medical University · VNKanazawa Medical University · JPMinistry of Health · VNUniversity of East Asia · JP

Funding

the Japan Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 17H04665the Japan Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 2530502
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fifty-five children aged 2 years from a birth cohort in the largest dioxin-contaminated area in Bien Hoa city, Vietnam participated in this survey to examine gaze behavior. Exposure levels were indicated by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dibenzodioxin (TCDD) and toxic equivalent of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (TEQ-PCDD/Fs) levels in maternal breast milk. The percentage of the total fixation duration on the face (% Face), mouth (% Mouth), and eye areas (% Eyes) when viewing silent and conversation scenes was used as gaze behavior indices. When they reached 3-year-old, autistic behavior was assessed using the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale (ASRS). A general linear model adjusted for confounding factors was used to compare gaze indices and ASRS scores between high and low dioxin exposure groups. Effects of perinatal dioxin exposure on gaze behavior were found only when viewing conversation scenes indicated by lower % Face for boys in high TCDD exposure group and lower % Eyes for girls in high TEQ-PCDD/Fs group. Increased autistic traits showed by higher ASRS scores at 3-year-old were found in both gender in the high TCDD exposure group. These findings indicate that perinatal TCDD and TEQ-PCDD/Fs exposure may reduce gaze behavior in 2-year-old children, predicting increased autistic traits at 3-year-old.

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DioxinsEnvironmental PollutantsPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsChild, PreschoolDibenzofuransFemaleHumansMaleMaternal ExposurePregnancyVietnamdibenzodioxinDibenzofuransDioxinsEnvironmental PollutantsPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolychlorinated Dibenzodioxins

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PMID38001134
PMCPMC10673870
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