Author Interviews, Environmental Risks, Hepatitis - Liver Disease / 27.04.2022
PFAS in Everyday Products May Have Liver Risks
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Sarah Rock, MPH
PhD student, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, man-made chemicals widely used in industry and consumer products. Exposure to these chemicals has been linked to multiple disease outcomes including cancer, glucose dysregulation, and as reported in the current study, liver injury. We compiled results from more than 100PFAS studies in humans and rodents and found consistent evidence that PFAS are related to liver injury.
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