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ArticleArchives of toxicology2026

No clear evidence of PFAS-induced immunomodulation in SARS-CoV-2-specific human T cell responses following vaccination.

Hermann-Josef Thierse, Katharina Sommerkorn, Moustapha Sy, Patrick Tarnow, Andreas Luch, Katherina Siewert

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Article in Archives of toxicology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hermann-Josef ThierseDepartment of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany. Hermann-Josef.Thierse@bfr.bund.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9655-681X
Katharina SommerkornDepartment Food and Feed Safety in the Food Chain, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.
Moustapha SyDepartment of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-7316
Patrick TarnowDepartment of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-6775
Andreas LuchDepartment of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.
Katherina SiewertDepartment of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-1594

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Antigen-specific T cell activationCD154COVID-19 vaccinationHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposureSevere acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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PMID42489921
PMCPMC13453976

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