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Objective
To examine whether maternal hair or cord blood selenium levels are associated with infant congenital heart defects (CHDs).
Method
A hospital‐based case‐control study was performed with samples collected from 2010 to 2014. Selenium levels in maternal hair and fetal cord serum were measured using Inductively Coupled Plasma‐Mass Spectrometry (ICP‐MS). Data from medical records of infants...
Objective
N‐Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is a phase II xenobiotic‐metabolizing enzyme participating in the detoxification of toxic arylamines and aromatic amines. The present study was designed to investigate whether maternal NAT2 genetic polymorphisms are associated with fetal susceptibility to congenital heart diseases (CHDs) and to assess whether the risk is modified by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons...
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