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Furthermore, the contribution of genetic variation to PFAS susceptibility and health consequences is unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    We determined the toxicity of a structurally distinct set of PFAS in twelve genetically diverse strains of the genetic model system\n                    <jats:italic>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Dose-response curves for four perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFNA, PFOA, PFPeA, and PFBA), two perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFOS and PFBS), two perfluoroalkyl sulfonamides (PFOSA and PFBSA), two fluoroether carboxylic acids (GenX and PFMOAA), one fluoroether sulfonic acid (PFEESA), and two fluorotelomers (6:2 FCA and 6:2 FTS) were determined in the\n                    <jats:italic>C. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    laboratory reference strain, N2, and eleven genetically diverse wild strains. Body length was quantified by image analysis at each dose after 48 hr of developmental exposure of L1 arrest-synchronized larvae to estimate effective concentration values (EC50).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    There was a significant range in toxicity among PFAS: PFOSA &gt; PFBSA \u2248 PFOS \u2248 PFNA &gt; PFOA &gt; GenX \u2248 PFEESA &gt; PFBS \u2248 PFPeA \u2248 PFBA. Long-chain PFAS had greater toxicity than short-chain, and fluorosulfonamides were more toxic than carboxylic and sulfonic acids. Genetic variation explained variation in susceptibility to PFBSA, PFOS, PFBA, PFOA, GenX, PFEESA, PFPeA, and PFBA. There was significant variation in toxicity among\n                    <jats:italic>C. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    strains due to chain length, functional group, and between legacy and emerging PFAS.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>C. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    respond to legacy and emerging PFAS of diverse structures, and this depends on specific structures and genetic variation. Harnessing the natural genetic diversity of\n                    <jats:italic>C. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    and the structural complexity of PFAS is a powerful New Approach Methodology (NAM) to investigate structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of toxicity which may inform regulation of other PFAS to improve human and environmental health.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2024.05.29.596269","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,2]],"date-time":"2024-06-02T19:10:15Z","timestamp":1717355415000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Structure-specific variation in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances toxicity among genetically diverse\n                  <i>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/i>\n                  strains"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8501-3473","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tess C.","family":"Leuthner","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sharon","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9948-2131","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brendan F","family":"Kohrn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Heather M.","family":"Stapleton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"L. 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