Effects of Thyroidal EDCs on Growth and Development
Anne Simone Parent, MD, PhD
University of Liege
Session Description
There is a rapidly-growing body of evidence that EDCs can affect every step of thyroid hormone synthesis, transport, metabolism, and action, and exposures to some EDCs have also been associated with increased thyroid cancer risk. This session will address mechanisms for thyroidal endocrine disruption; effects of thyroidal EDCs on growth and development in the fetus and in early life; and the role of EDCs in thyroid carcinogenesis, noting associated data related to health disparities.