Gro Dehli Villanger

Projects and publications

Projects

Mild- to moderate iodine deficiency in pregnancy and early age and risk of impaired neuropsychological development
Plasma concentrations of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in pregnant women and the association with child's prenatal and postnatal growth.
Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)
Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)
The Epilepsy in Young Children (EPYC) Study

Scientific articles and book chapters

Gro Dehli Villanger, Eivind Ystrøm, Stephanie M. Engel, Matthew P. Longnecker, Rolf Dagfinn Pettersen, Alexander D. Rowe, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Heidi Aase, (2020). Neonatal thyroid‐stimulating hormone and association with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology doi: 10.1111/ppe.12643
Gro Dehli Villanger, Samantha S.M. Drover, Rachel C. Nethery, Cathrine Thomsen, Amrit Kaur Sakhi, Kristin Romvig Øvergaard, Pål Zeiner, Jane A. Hoppin, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Heidi Aase, Stephanie M. Engel, (2020). Associations between urine phthalate metabolites and thyroid function in pregnant women and the influence of iodine status. Environment International doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105509
Thea Steen Skogheim, Gro Dehli Villanger, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim Weyde, Stephanie M. Engel, Pål Suren, Merete Glenne Øie, Annette Holth Skogan, Guido Biele, Pål Zeiner, Kristin Romvig Øvergaard, Line Småstuen Haug, Azemira Sabaredzovic, Heidi Aase, (2019). Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and associations with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and cognitive functions in preschool children. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health s. 80-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.10.003
Xu Wang, Cong Liu, Mingzhi Zhang, Yingying Han, Heidi Aase, Gro Dehli Villanger, Oddvar Myhre, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Erica Anne Baines, Renjie Chen, Haidong Kan, Yankai Xia, (2019). Evaluation of Maternal Exposure to PM2.5 and Its Components on Maternal and Neonatal Thyroid Function and Birth Weight: A Cohort Study. Thyroid s. 1147-1157. doi: 10.1089/thy.2018.0780
Heli Routti, Beatrice Diot, Cristina Panti, Nur Duale, Maria Cristina Fossi, Mikael Harju, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Sophie Ellen Scotter, Gro Dehli Villanger, Sophie Bourgeon, (2019). Contaminants in Atlantic walruses Part 2: Relationships with endocrine and immune systems. Environmental Pollution (1987) s. 658-667. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.097
Samantha S.M. Drover, Gro Dehli Villanger, Heidi Aase, Thea Steen Skogheim, Matthew P. Longnecker, R. Thomas Zoeller, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Gun Peggy S. Knudsen, Pål Zeiner, Stephanie M. Engel, (2018). Maternal thyroid function during pregnancy or neonatal thyroid function and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review. Epidemiology s. 130-144. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000937
Marianne Hope Abel, Tim Korevaar, Iris Erlund, Gro Dehli Villanger, Ida Henriette Caspersen, Petra Arohonka, Jan Alexander, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Anne Lise Brantsæter, (2018). Iodine intake is associated with thyroid function in mild- to moderately iodine deficient pregnant women. Thyroid s. 1359-1371. doi: 10.1089/thy.2018.0305
Randi Grønnestad, Gro Dehli Villanger, Anuschka Polder, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Katrine Borgå, (2018). Effects of a complex contaminant mixture on thyroid hormones in breeding hooded seal mothers and their pups. Environmental Pollution (1987) s. 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.052
Yingying Han, Panhua Jiang, Tianyu Dong, Xinliang Ding, Ting Chen, Gro Dehli Villanger, Heidi Aase, Lu Huang, Yankai Xia, (2018). Maternal air pollution exposure and preterm birth in Wuxi, China: Effect modification by maternal age. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety s. 457-462. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.04.002
Stephanie M. Engel, Gro Dehli Villanger, Rachel C. Nethery, Cathrine Thomsen, Amrit Kaur Sakhi, Samantha S.M. Drover, Jane A. Hoppin, Pål Zeiner, Gun Peggy S. Knudsen, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Amy H. Herring, Heidi Aase, (2018). Prenatal Phthalates, Maternal Thyroid Function, and Risk of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives doi: 10.1289/EHP2358
Oddvar Myhre, Marit Låg, Gro Dehli Villanger, Bente Margaret Oftedal, Johan Øvrevik, Jørn Andreas Holme, Heidi Aase, Ragnhild Elisabeth Paulsen, Anna Bal-Price, Hubert Dirven, (2018). Early life exposure to air pollution particulate matter (PM) as risk factor for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Need for novel strategies for mechanisms and causalities. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology s. 196-214. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2018.03.015
Martin Hansen, Gro Dehli Villanger, Thea Bechshoft, Milton Levin, Heli Anna Irmeli Routti, Kit Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, (2017). Circulating thyroid hormones and associated metabolites in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) determined using isotope-dilution mass spectrometry. Environmental Research s. 128-131. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.027
Gro Dehli Villanger, Emily Learner, Matthew P Longnecker, Helga Ask, Heidi Aase, R. Thomas Zoeller, Gun Peggy Knudsen, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Pål Zeiner, Stephanie M Engel, (2017). Effects of Sample Handling and Analytical Procedures on Thyroid Hormone Concentrations in Pregnant Women's Plasma. Epidemiology s. 365-369. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000606
Randi Grønnestad, Gro Dehli Villanger, Anuschka Polder, Kit Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Katrine Borgå, (2017). Maternal transfer of perfluoralkyl substances in hooded seals. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry s. 763-770. doi: 10.1002/etc.3623
Tonje W. Rogstad, Christian Sonne, Gro Dehli Villanger, Øystein Ahlstrøm, Eva Fuglei, Derek C.G. Muir, Even Hjalmar Jørgensen, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2017). Concentrations of vitamin A, E, thyroid and testosterone hormones in blood plasma and tissues from emaciated adult male Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) dietary exposed to persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Environmental Research s. 284-290. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.01.017
Kristin Møller Gabrielsen, Julie Stene Krokstad, Maria-Jesus Obregon, Gro Dehli Villanger, Christian Sonne, Rune Dietz, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2015). Thyroid hormones and deiodinase activities in plasma and tissues from East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during winter season. Polar Biology s. 1285-1296. doi: 10.1007/s00300-015-1694-z
Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Gro Dehli Villanger, Kristin Møller Gabrielsen, Jenny Bytingsvik, Thea Bechshoft, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Christian Sonne, Rune Dietz, (2015). Anthropogenic flank attack on polar bears: interacting consequences of climate warming and pollutant exposure. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00016
Kristin Møller Gabrielsen, Julie Stene Krokstad, Gro Dehli Villanger, David AD Blair, Maria-Jesus Obregon, Christian Sonne, Rune Dietz, Robert J Letcher, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2015). Thyroid hormones and deiodinase activity in plasma and tissues in relation to high levels of organohalogen contaminants in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Environmental Research s. 413-423. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.019
Gro Dehli Villanger, Kristin Møller Gabrielsen, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Elisabeth Lie, Mahin Karimi, Eugen Gravningen Sørmo, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2013). Effects of complex organohalogen contaminant mixtures on thyroid homeostasis in hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) mother–pup pairs. Chemosphere s. 828-842. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.036
Thea Bechshøft, C Sonne, R Dietz, E.W. Born, D.C.G. Muir, RJ Letcher, M Novak, E Henchey, JS Meyer, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Gro Dehli Villanger, (2012). Associations between complex OHC mixtures and thyroid and cortisol hormone levels in East Greenland polar bears. Environmental Research s. 26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.04.010
Kristin Møller Gabrielsen, Gro Dehli Villanger, Elisabeth Lie, Mahin Karimi, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2011). Levels and patterns of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) and their associations with thyroid hormones in hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) mother-pup pairs. Aquatic Toxicology s. 482-491. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.08.003
Gro Dehli Villanger, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Rita Romsås Fjeldberg, Robert J. Letcher, Derek C. G. Muir, Maja Kirkegaard, Christian Sonne, Rune Dietz, (2011). Exposure to mixtures of organohalogen contaminants and associative interactions with thyroid hormones in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Environment International s. 694-708. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.01.012
Gro Dehli Villanger, Christian Lydersen, Kit Kovacs, Elisabeth Lie, Janneche Utne Skåre, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2011). Disruptive effects of persistent organohalogen contaminants on thyroid function in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard. Science of the Total Environment s. 2511-2524. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.03.014
Gro Dehli Villanger, S Foreld, JU Skaare, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, C Lydersen, KM Kovacs, (2006). Levels of toxaphene congeners in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard, Norway. Science of the Total Environment s. 128-137.
Gro Dehli Villanger, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Janneche Utne Skaare, Ian Gjertz, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2001). Concentrations and patterns of organochlorine contaminants in white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard, Norway. Science of the Total Environment s. 267-281.

Reports and books

Gro Dehli Villanger, (2011). Effects of complex organohalogen contaminant mixtures on thyroid hormone homeostasis in selected arctic marine mammals

Others

Thea Steen Skogheim, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim Weyde, Heidi Aase, Stephanie M. Engel, Pål Suren, Merete Glenne Øie, Guido Biele, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Gro Dehli Villanger, (2020). Prenatal exposure to metals and associations with ADHD and ASD in children .
Heidi Aase, Gro Dehli Villanger, (2019). The NeuroTox Study.
Gro Dehli Villanger, (2018). Miljøgifter og barns hjerneutvikling.
Gro Dehli Villanger, Heli Routti, Kit M. Kovacs, Line Småstuen Haug, Azemira Sabaredzovic, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Christian Lydersen, (2018). Time trends in perfluoroalkyl substances in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard..
Gro Dehli Villanger, Eivind Ystrøm, Stephanie M. Engel, Matthew P Longnecker, R. Thomas Zoeller, Rolf D. Pettersen, Alexander D. Rowe, Jens Veilemand Jørgensen, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Gun Peggy Knudsen, Pål Zeiner, Heidi Aase, (2018). Neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone and relationship with childhood ADHD .
Thea Steen Skogheim, Gro Dehli Villanger, Guido Biele, Line Småstuen Haug, Azemira Sabaredzovic, Pål Suren, Merete Glenne Øie, Pål Zeiner, Kristin Romvig Øvergaard, Stephanie M. Engel, Heidi Aase, (2018). Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and associations with ADHD symptoms and cognitive functions in children.
Thea Steen Skogheim, Gro Dehli Villanger, Guido Biele, Line Småstuen Haug, Azemira Sabaredzovic, Pål Suren, Merete Glenne Øie, Pål Zeiner, Kristin Romvig Øvergaard, Stephanie M. Engel, Heidi Aase, (2018). Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and associations with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and cognitive functions in children.
Heli Routti, Sophie Bourgeon, B. Diot, Nur Duale, A. T. Fisk, M. Fossi, Linda Hanssen, Mikael Harju, K. M. Kovacs, C. Lydersen, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, C. Panti, S. Scotter, Morten Tryland, Gro Dehli Villanger, (2018). Sucking clams or hunting seals - consequences to walrus health.
Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Gro Dehli Villanger, Eli Ingeborg Smette, RJ Letcher, C Sonne, R Dietz, (2010). Associative interactions of complex mixtures of organohalogen compounds and circulating testosterone in polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A s. S41-S41. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.06.116
Eline Olsborg Hansen, Gro Dehli Villanger, R. Dietz, C. Sonne, Jenny Bytingsvik, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2007). Effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on vitamin status in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East-Greenland.
Gro Dehli Villanger, Eli Ingeborg Smette, R. Dietz, C. Sonne, E. Born, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (2007). Effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on testosterone homeostasis in male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East-Greenland.
Jenny Bytingsvik, Gro Dehli Villanger, (2007). Finnes isbjørnen om 100 år?.
Gro Dehli Villanger, Jenny Bytingsvik, (2007). Vil isbjørnen overleve om 100 år?.
Gro Dehli Villanger, J.U. Skaare, S. Føreid, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, (2006). levels and patterns of persistent organic pollutants in white whales (Delphinaptus leucas) from Svalbard, Norway.
Gro Dehli Villanger, Christian Lydersen, Janneche U. Skåre, Kit Kovacs, Ian Gjertz, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, (1999). Concentrations and patterns of organochlorine contaminants in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas).