Table 2 Measurements in blood sample in the Taiwan Birth Panel Study
From: The Taiwan Birth Panel Study: a prospective cohort study for environmentally- related child health
   Environmental exposures | Specimen | Measures |
|---|---|---|
   Smoking | Maternal and cord blood | Cotinine |
Maternal and cord blood | Pb, As, Hg, Cd, Be, Sb, Ba, Ce, Pt, Th, Mn, Zn, Cu, Se, Co, Ga, Mo, U | |
   Perfluorinated chemicals | Cord blood | PFHxA, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFDeA, PFUA, Me-PFOSA-AcOH, Et-PFOSA-AcOH, PFOSA, PFDoA |
   Non-persistent pesticides | Cord blood | Organophosphates: chlorpyrifos. Pyrethroids: cypermethrin, flucythrinate. |
Diseases | Â | Â |
Maternal, cord blood and child blood at age 2 | IgE | |
| Â | Maternal and cord blood | NGF,VIP |
Maternal and cord blood | IgM & IgG of toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus | |
Genotyping | Â | Â |
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms | Â | Â |
Maternal and cord blood DNA | CYP1A1 Msp1, CYP1A1 Ile462Val, GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1 | |
   Pesticides | Maternal and cord blood DNA | Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) L55M, paraoxonase-1 (PON1) Q192R, paraoxonase-1 (PON1) C(-162)T |
   Mercury | Cord blood DNA | Apolipoprotein E (APOE) |
   Manganese | Cord blood DNA | Manganese superoxide dismutase 2 (MnSOD2) |
   Lead | Cord blood DNA | Vitamin D receptor BsmI (VDR BsmI), Vitamin D receptor FokI (VDR FokI), δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) |
   DNA methylation | Cord blood DNA | Illumina methylation array |