{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"submitter":["Patel OP"],"funding":["Intramural NIH HHS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Despite evidence from experimental studies linking some petroleum hydrocarbons to markers of immune suppression, limited epidemiologic research exists on this topic.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine associations of oil spill related chemicals (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and n-hexane (BTEX-H)) and total hydrocarbons (THC) with immune-related illnesses as indicators of potential immune suppression.<h4>Methods</h4>Subjects comprised 8601 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill clean-up and response workers who participated in a home visit (1-3 years after the DWH spill) in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up (GuLF) Study. Cumulative exposures to THC and individual BTEX-H constituents during the oil spill clean-up were estimated using a j"],"journal":["Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12377232"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Volatile hydrocarbon exposures and immune-related illnesses among Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers."],"pmcid":["PMC12377232"],"funding_grant_id":["ZIA ES102945"],"pubmed_authors":["Parks CG","Ramachandran G","Banerjee S","Engel LS","Stewart PA","Groth CP","Jackson B","Stenzel MR","Patel OP","Sandler DP","Lawrence KG","Huynh TB"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Volatile hydrocarbon exposures and immune-related illnesses among Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Despite evidence from experimental studies linking some petroleum hydrocarbons to markers of immune suppression, limited epidemiologic research exists on this topic.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine associations of oil spill related chemicals (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and n-hexane (BTEX-H)) and total hydrocarbons (THC) with immune-related illnesses as indicators of potential immune suppression.<h4>Methods</h4>Subjects comprised 8601 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill clean-up and response workers who participated in a home visit (1-3 years after the DWH spill) in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up (GuLF) Study. Cumulative exposures to THC and individual BTEX-H constituents during the oil spill clean-up were estimated using a j","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Dec","modification":"2026-05-09T19:08:04.022Z","creation":"2026-04-08T01:09:45.829Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12377232","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39733056"],"doi":["10.1038/s41370-024-00738-y"]}}