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From: Immunotoxicity of perfluorinated alkylates: calculation of benchmark doses based on serum concentrations in children

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Estimated dose–response functions for the relationship between PFOS and the diphtheria-antibody concentration. Curve A is estimated as a generalized additive model. Curve B is the log-function, C is piecewise linear, and D is linear. The low-dose threshold models (see Table 3) assume a flat curve below the lowest observed dose indicated by the dotted vertical line, i.e., that a threshold exists at the lowest serum-PFOS concentration observed. The bars on the horizontal scale indicate the serum-PFOS concentration of each participating cohort member.

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