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  1. Timmermann CA, Choi AL, Petersen MS, Nielsen F, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Secondary sex ratio in relation to exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls, dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene and methylmercury. Int J Circumpolar Health 2017; 76(1) :1406234.
  2. Grandjean P, Heilmann C, Weihe P, Nielsen F, Mogensen UB, Budtz-Jørgensen E. Serum vaccine antibody concentrations in adolescents exposed to perfluorinated compounds. Environ Health Perspect 2017; 125(7): 077018.
  3. Oulhote Y, Steuerwald U, Debes F, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Behavioral difficulties in 7-year old children in relation to developmental exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances. Environ Int 2016; 97: 237-45.
  4. Oulhote Y, Shamim Z, Kielsen K, Weihe P, Grandjean P, Ryder LP, Heilmann C. Children’s white blood cell counts in relation to developmental exposures to methylmercury and persistent organic pollutants. Reprod Toxicol 2017; 68: 207-14.
  5. Karlsen M, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Steuerwald U, Oulhote Y, Valvi D. Early-life exposures to persistent organic pollutants in relation to overweight in preschool children. Reprod Toxicol  2017; 68: 145-53.
  6. Timmermann CA, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Petersen MS, Weihe P, Steuerwald U, Nielsen F, Jensen TK, Grandjean P. Shorter duration of breastfeeding at elevated exposures to perfluoroalkyl substances. Reprod Toxicol 2017; 68: 164-70.
  7. Debes F, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Cognitive deficits at age 22 years associated with prenatal exposure to methylmercury. Cortex 2016; 74: 358-69.
  8. Kvist L, Giwercman A, Weihe P, Jensen TK, Grandjean P, Halling J, Petersen MS, Giwercman YL. Exposure to persistent organic pollutants and sperm sex chromosome ratio in men from the Faroe Islands. Environ Intern 2014; 73: 359-64.
  9. Osuna CE, Grandjean P, Weihe P, El-Fawal HA. Autoantibodies associated with prenatal and childhood exposure to environmental chemicals in Faroese children. Toxicol Sci 2014 ;142(1): 158-66.
  10. Kim BM, Choi AL, Ha EH, Pedersen L, Nielsen F, Weihe P, Hong YC, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Grandjean P. Effect of hemoglobin adjustment on the precision of mercury concentrations in maternal and cord blood. Environ Res 2014; 132: 407-12.
  11. Choi AL, Mogensen UB, Bjerve KS, Debes F, Weihe P, Grandjean P, Budtz-Jørgensen E. Negative confounding by essential fatty acids in methylmercury neurotoxicity associations. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2014; 42: 85-92.
  12. Grandjean P, Weihe P, Debes F, Choi AL, Budtz-Jørgensen E. Neurotoxicity from prenatal and postnatal exposure to methylmercury. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2014; 43: 39-44.
  13. Yorifuji T, Murata K, Bjerve KS, Choi AL, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Visual evoked potentials in children prenatally exposed to methylmercury. Neurotoxicology 2013; 37: 15-8.
  14. Grandjean P, Andersen EW, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Nielsen F, Mølbak K, Weihe P, Heilmann C. Serum vaccine antibody concentrations in children exposed to perfluorinated compounds. JAMA 2012; 307(4) :391-7.
  15. Grandjean P, Grønlund C, Kjær IM, Jensen TK, Sørensen N, Andersson AM, Juul A, Skakkebæk NE, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Weihe P. Reproductive hormone profile and pubertal development in 14-year-old boys prenatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls. Reprod Toxicol. 2012 ;34(4): 498-503.
  16. Martina Vrijheid et. al. European Birth Cohorts for Environmental Health Research. Environ Health Perspect 2012; 120(1): 29-37.
  17. Needham LL, Grandjean P, Heinzow B, Jørgensen PJ, Nielsen F, Patterson DG Jr, Sjödin A, Turner WE, Weihe P. Partition of environmental chemicals between maternal and fetal blood and tissues. Environ Sci Technol 2011; 45(3): 1121-6.  Raw data (Excel).  Raw data for dioxins (excel).
  18. Julvez J, Debes F, Weihe P, Choi A, Grandjean P. Sensitivity of continuous performance test (CPT) at age 14 years to developmental methylmercury exposure. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2010; 32(6): 627-32.
  19. Spulber S, Rantamäki T, Nikkilä O, Castrén E, Weihe P, Grandjean P, Ceccatelli S.Effects of maternal smoking and exposure to methylmercury on brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations in umbilical cord serum. Toxicol Sci 2010; 117(2): 263-9.
  20. Heilmann C, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Nielsen F, Heinzow B, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Serum concentrations of antibodies against vaccine toxoids in children exposed perinatally to immunotoxicants. Environ Health Perspect 2010; 118(10): 1434-8.
  21. Grandjean P, Poulsen LK, Heilmann C, Steuerwald U, Weihe P. Allergy and sensitization during childhood associated with prenatal and lactational exposure to marine pollutants. Environ Health Perspect 2010; 118(10):1429-33.
  22. Yorifuji T, Debes F, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Prenatal exposure to lead and cognitive deficit in 7- and 14-year-old children in the presence of concomitant exposure to similar molar concentration of methylmercury. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2011; 33(2): 205-11.
  23. Dalgård C, Petersen MS, Schmedes AV, Brandslund I, Weihe P, Grandjean P. High latitude and marine diet: Vitamin D status in elderly Faroese. Br J Nutr 2010; 104(6):914-8. 
  24. Budtz-Jørgensen E, Debes F, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Structural equation models for meta-analysis in environmental risk assessment. Environmetrics 2010; 21(5):510-27. 
  25. Grandjean P, Satoh H, Murata K, Eto K. Adverse effects of methylmercury: Environmental health research implications. Environ Health Perspect 2010; 118(8) :1137-45. 
  26. Schlezinger JJ, Bernard PL, Haas A, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Sherr DH. Direct assessment of cumulative aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist activity in sera from experimentally exposed mice and environmentally exposed humans. Environ Health Perspect 2010; 118(5): 693-8.
  27. Grandjean P, Budtz-Jørgensen E. An ignored risk factor in toxicology: The total imprecision of exposure assessment. Pure Appl Chem 2010; 82(2): 383-91.
  28. Coccini T, Manzo L, Debes F, Weihe P, Grandjean P. No changes in lymphocyte muscarinic receptors and platelet monoamine oxidase-B examined as surrogate central nervous system biomarkers in a Faroese children cohort prenatally exposed to methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls. Biomarkers 2009; 14(2): 67-76.
  29. Choi AL, Weihe P, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Jørgensen PJ, Salonen JT, Tuomalainen T-P, Murata K, Nielsen HP, Petersen MS, Askham J, Grandjean P. Methylmercury exposure and adverse cardiovascular effects in Faroese whaling men. Environ Health Perspect 2009; 117(3): 367-72.
  30. Weihe P, Kato K, Calafat AM, Nielsen F, Wanigatunga AA, Needham LL, Grandjean P. Serum concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in Faroese whale meat consumers. Environ Sci Technol 2008; 42(16): 6291-5.
  31. Petersen MS, Halling J, Bech S, Wermuth L, Weihe P, Nielsen F, Jorgensen PJ, Budtz-Jorgensen E, Grandjean P. Impact of dietary exposure to food contaminants on the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Neurotoxicology 2008; 29(4): 584-90. 
  32. Petersen MS, Weihe P, Choi A, Grandjean P. Increased prenatal exposure to methylmercury does not affect the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Neurotoxicology 2008; 29(4): 591-5. 
  33. Janja J, Reinert K. Dental caries in Faroese children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls. Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol 2008; 25(2): 188-91.
  34. Halling J, Petersen MS, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Brosen K. Genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s disease: CYP2D6 and HFE in the Faroe Islands.
  35. Halling J, Petersen MS, Grandjean P, Weihe P, Brosen K. Genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s disease: CYP2D6 and HFE in the Faroe Islands. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008; 18(3):209-12. 
  36. Grandjean P, Budtz-Jørgensen E. Total imprecision of exposure biomarkers: implications for calculating exposure limits. Am J Ind Med 2007; 50(10):712-9. Erratum in: Am J Ind Med 2008; 51(3): 229.
  37. Grandjean P, Budtz-Jørgensen E, Barr DB, Needham LL, Weihe P, Heinzow B. Elimination half-lives of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in children. Environ Sci Technol 2008; 42(18): 6991-6.
  38. Choi AL, Grandjean P. Methylmercury exposure and health effects in humans. Environ Chem 2008; 5: 112-20.
  39. Choi AL, Cordier S, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Negative confounding in the evaluation of toxicity: The case of methylmercury in fish and seafood. Crit Rev Toxicol 2008; 38(10): 877-93.
  40. Grandjean P. Late insights into early origins of disease. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2008; 102(2): 94-9.
  41. Grandjean P, Bellinger D, Bergman Å, Cordier S, Davey-Smith G, Eskenazi B, Gee D, Gray K, Hanson M, van den Hazel P, Heinde JJ, Heinzow B, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hu H, Huang TT, Jensen TK, Landrigan PJ, McMillen IC, Murata K, Ritz B, Schoeters G, Skakkebæk NE, Skerfving S, Weihe P. The Faroes Statement: Human Health Effects of Developmental Exposure to Chemicals in Our Environment. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2008; 102(2): 73–5.
  42. Wermuth L, Bech S, Skaalum Petersen M, Joensen P, Weihe P, Grandjean P. Prevalence and incidence of Parkinson’s disease in The Faroe Islands. Acta Neurol Scand 2008; 118(2): 126-31.
  43. Grandjean P, Weihe P. Developmental origins of environmentally induced disease and dysfunction. International Conference on Foetal Programming and Developmental Toxicity, Torshavn, Faroe Islands, 20-24 May, 2007. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2008; 102(2): 71-2.
  44. Grandjean P, Choi A. The delayed appearance of a mercurial warning. Epidemiology. 2008; 19(1): 10-1.