Environmental pollution effects on reproductive health - clinical-epidemiological study in southern Italy
M L Marra1, F Zullo, B De Felice
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Unlabelled:
This study aims to address the clinical, statistical and Epidemiological Relationship Between Birth Defects and Environmental Pollution, in the Campania Region and in Salerno.
Objectives:
WE EXAMINED FOUR GROUPS OF SUBJECTS AS FOLLOWS: a sample of pregnant women living in Salerno, a sample of pregnant women living in highly polluted areas, a sample of controls, pregnant women and residents out of the Campania Region, considered in unpolluted areas (Foggia) and in the Salerno area.
Methodologies:
a toxicological and genetic analysis was conducted on patients examined.
Conclusions:
there is an epidemiological link between environmental pollution and reproductive health in the Salerno area. Experimentally there are the first evidences of endocrine disruptors by the PCB. It has been inferred an overexpression of the mir-191 as a marker of pollution by dioxin-like compounds. Socially, correct information of populations at risk is necessary and a possible preventive and ongoing medical care must be ensured.
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