Chlordecone, an organochlorine pesticide used in the French Caribbean for several decades, is recognized as an endocrine disruptor. Accumulation in thyroid tissue may be modeled using several factors, including blood chlordecone levels, environmental exposure associated with place of residence, and dietary habits.
adult patients hospitalized at the Guadeloupe University Hospital for surgical treatment of thyroid pathology
person affiliated to or beneficiaries of a social security system
person with free, informed, and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator
patients subject to a judicial safeguard measure,
patient under 18 years old
patient without signed consent
current pregnancy at the time of inclusion
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe
Lead sponsor
Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe
Collaborator