Frederica P. Perera
Columbia University
416 Papers
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Frederica P. Perera is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Environmental exposure & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 95, co-authored 389 publications. Previous affiliations of Frederica P. Perera include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai & Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Papers
Lack of Association Between Physical Activity in Smokers and Plasma Glutathione Peroxidase Levels
TL;DR: One proposed mechanism for the protective effect of physical activity on cancer development is through increasing endogenous antioxidant enzyme systems such as glutathione peroxidase (GPX).
PAHs: Choi et al. Respond
TL;DR: This study targeted nonsmoking pregnant women with no known risks of adverse birth outcomes and restricted the mother–newborn pairs to those with umbilical cord cotinine concentrations < 25 ng/mL in the analysis of the birth outcomes.
Socioeconomic status at birth and breast tissue composition in adolescence and adulthood.
Rebecca D. Kehm,Lothar Lilge,E. Jane Walter,Melissa L. White,Julie B. Herbstman,Frederica P. Perera,Rachel L. Miller,Mary Beth Terry,Parisa Tehranifar +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors used multivariable linear regression models to examine whether socioeconomic status (SES at birth) at birth is associated with changes in breast tissue composition (BTC) prior to adulthood.
DNA damage from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons measured by benzo[a]pyrene-DNA adducts in mothers and newborns from Northern Manhattan, the World Trade Center Area, Poland, and China.
TL;DR: The fetus may be 10-fold more susceptible to DNA damage than the mother and that in utero exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may disproportionately increase carcinogenic risk, which supports preventive policies to limit PAH exposure to pregnant women and children.