Publications and communications of Patrice Dufour

Dufour, P., Bayebila Menanzambi, T., Pirard, C., & Charlier, C. (2026). Serum PFAS levels measured in the general population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2022-2023. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. doi:10.1007/s11356-026-38024-z

Xhenseval, N., Pirard, C., Dufour, P., & Charlier, C. (08 June 2026). Les 1.000 premiers jours de vie : une période de vulnérabilité face aux polluants environnementaux. Revue Médicale de Liège, 81 (5-6), 299-303.

Menanzambi, T. B., Pirard, C., Kabuaya, C. I. W., Phuati, A. M., Makola, M. M., Mpasi, J. N., Djang'eing'a, R. M., Kindenge, J. M., Charlier, C., & Dufour, P. (01 June 2026). Urinary concentration levels and health risk assessment of phthalates, parabens, benzophenone-3, bisphenols and triclosan in the adult population of Kinshasa: a cross-sectional study in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Archives of Public Health, 84 (1). doi:10.1186/s13690-026-01976-2

Pirard, C., Dufour, P., & Charlier, C. (16 May 2026). Exposure of Belgian children to multiple classes of currently used pesticides. Science of the Total Environment, 1037, 181881. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181881

Barrea, C., Dufour, P., Pirard, C., Charlier, C., Brevers, F., Parent, A.-S., & Rousselle, L. (April 2026). Impact of antenatal exposure to a mixture of endocrine disruptors on attentional and executive functions in children. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 10 (4), 057. doi:10.1210/jendso/bvag057

Dufour, P., Pirard, C., & Charlier, C. (2025). Influence of separator gel in blood sampling tubes for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances analysis. Laboratory Medicine. doi:10.1093/labmed/lmaf023

Claessens, J., Dufour, P., Dardenne, N., Charlier, C., & Pirard, C. (2025). Contamination levels and distribution of persistent and non-persistent pollutants in paired hair, urine and serum samples from a Belgian non-occupationally exposed population. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A, 1 - 16. doi:10.1080/15287394.2025.2451676

Barrea, C., Dufour, P., Pirard, C., Charlier, C., Brevers, F., Parent, A.-S.* , & Rousselle, L.*. (2025). Neuromotor effects of early-life exposure to a mixture of endocrine disruptors in Belgian preschool children. Environmental Health, 24 (11). doi:10.1186/s12940-025-01156-9

Dufour, P., Pirard, C., & Charlier, C. (2025). Les "PFAS", des polluants au coeur de l'actualité. Revue Médicale de Liège.

Frisee, V., Rigaux, G., Dufour, P., Brutinel, F., Bossaert, P., Egyptien, S., Barbato, O., Farnir, F., Le Goff, C., Deleuze, S., Cavalier, E., & Ponthier, J. (January 2025). Diagnosing american bison pregnancy during its two last trimesters: Comparison between rectal palpation associated with ultrasonography and hormonal assays in serum or in feces. Animal Reproduction Science, 272, 107660. doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2024.107660

Bayebila Menanzambi, T., Pirard, C., Ilunga wa Kabuaya, C., Malolo, L. S.-C. M., Makola, M. M., Kule-Koto, F. K., Mpasi, J. N., Djang'eing'a, R. M., Kindenge, J. M., Charlier, C., & Dufour, P. (07 October 2024). Current exposure to environmental pollutants in the general adult population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 263 (2025), 114479. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114479

Claessens, J., Dufour, P., Pirard, C., & Charlier, C. (04 October 2024). Impact of endocrine disruptors on the incidence of type 2 diabetes: results from a case-control study in Liege [Paper presentation]. BLT - LTG Symposium 2024, Liege, Belgium.

Barrea, C., Dufour, P., Catherine, P., Charlier, C., Brevers, F., Rousselle, L.* , & Parent, A.-S.*. (August 2024). Impact of antenatal exposure to a mixture of persistent organic pollutants on intellectual development. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 261, 114422. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114422

Cirello, V., Lugaresi, M., Moneta, C., Dufour, P., Manzo, A., Carbone, E., Colombo, C., Fugazzola, L., Charlier, C., & Pirard, C. (2024). Thyroid Cancer and Endocrine Disruptive Chemicals: A Case-Control Study on Per-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). European Thyroid Journal. doi:10.1530/ETJ-23-0192

Dufour, P., Frisee, V., Rigaux, G., Brutinel, F., Egyptien, S., Bossaert, P., DELEERSNYDER, J., Deleuze, S., Peeters, S., Le Goff, C., Ponthier, J., & Cavalier, E. (January 2024). Analysis of progesterone and estrone-sulfate in feces of American Bison using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry: Technical validation and correlation with blood levels. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 86, 106819. doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2023.106819

Dufour, P. (14 December 2023). Interférences analytiques : compilations de cas cliniques [Paper presentation]. Formation continue en Biologie Clinique.

Dufour, P., Bayebila Menanzambi, T., Pirard, C., & Charlier, C. (11 September 2023). Determination of the Contamination by Environmental Pollutants in the Population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [Paper presentation]. Dioxin 2023, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Massonnet, P., Grifnee, E., Farre Segura, J., Demeuse, J., Huyghebaert, L., Dubrowski, T., Dufour, P., Schoumacher, M., Peeters, S., Le Goff, C., & Cavalier, E. (03 May 2023). Concise review on the combined use of immunocapture, mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography for clinical applications. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 0 (0). doi:10.1515/cclm-2023-0253

Dufour, P., Pirard, C., Lebrethon, M.-C., & Charlier, C. (2023). Associations between endocrine disruptor contamination and thyroid hormone homeostasis in Belgian type 1 diabetic children. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. doi:10.1007/s00420-023-01974-9

Dufour, P. (23 March 2023). Comment un laboratoire de biologie clinique contribue à l’étude des perturbateurs endocriniens [Paper presentation]. 7ème Soirée scientifique de l’Association des Assistants en Biologie Clinique.

Ledeck, J., Dufour, P., Le Goff, C., Peeters, S., Brutinel, F., Evrard, E., Egyptien, S., Deleuze, S., Cavalier, E., & Ponthier, J. (01 February 2023). Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry assay for estrogens in mares’ pregnancy [Paper presentation]. CIRM Day, Liège, Belgium.

Dufour, P., Grifnee, E., BREVERS, E., Paquot, N., Le Goff, C., Cavalier, E., & Ladang, A. (18 November 2022). LABORATORY EXPLORATION OF A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF INSULIN MEASURED IN A LONG-STANDING TYPE 1 DIABETIC PATIENT [Poster presentation]. 2022 Annual RBSLM Meeting.

Dufour, P., Pirard, C., Lebrethon, M.-C., & Charlier, C. (18 November 2022). Association between endocrine disruptor contamination and thyroid hormone homeostasis in Belgian type 1 diabetic children [Poster presentation]. 2022 Annual RBSLM Meeting.

Dufour, P., Vroonen, L., Cavalier, E., & Le Goff, C. (2022). Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association. Acta Clinica Belgica, 1-5. doi:10.1080/17843286.2022.2132764

Dufour, P., Paridaens, H., Senterre, J.-M., & Minon, J.-M. (2022). Relevance of cycle threshold values in mass screening by reverse-transcription-PCR during COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium: a decision-making support? Future Virology. doi:10.2217/fvl-2022-0020

Ledeck, J., Dufour, P., Evrard, E., LE GOFF, C., PEETERS, S., Brutinel, F., Egyptien, S., Deleuze, S., CAVALIER, E., & Ponthier, J. (September 2022). Evolution of 17-ß-Estradiol, Estrone and Estrone-Sulfate concentrations in late pregnancy of different breeds of mares using Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry. Theriogenology, 189, 86-91. doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.06.004

Dufour, P., Gerard, C., Chantraine, F., & Minon, J.-M. (2022). Investigation of discrepancies obtained during 15 years of non-invasive fetal RHD genotyping in apparent serologic RhD-negative pregnant women. Prenatal Diagnosis. doi:10.1002/pd.6219

Ledeck, J., Dufour, P., Brutinel, F., Egyptien, S., CAVALIER, E., & Ponthier, J. (28 June 2022). Comparison of combined thickness of the uterus and the placenta between 2 breeds of mares and their potential relationship with estrogens during normal pregnancy [Poster presentation]. International Congress on Animal Reproduction 2020+2, Bologne, Italy.

Claessens, J., Charlier, C., Pirard, C., & Dufour, P. (2022). Statistical approaches to compare levels of 9 endocrine disrupting chemicals in hair serum and in urine [Poster presentation]. Congrès RBSLM.

Frisee, V., Rigaux, G., Dufour, P., Barbato, O., Brutinel, F., Egyptien, S., Bossaert, P., Deleuze, S., Cavalier, E., & Ponthier, J. (January 2022). American Bison (Bison bison) reproductive endocrinology: serum Pregnancy Associated Glycoproteins (PAG), Progesterone, Estrone and Estrone-Sulfate in non pregnant animals and during gestation. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 78, 106684. doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106684

Huyghebaert, L., Demeuse, J., Farre Segura, J., Peeters, S., Grifnée, E., Vanden Broeck, N., COLLARD, G., Dufour, P., Massonnet, P., Dubrowski, T., Cavalier, E., & Le Goff, C. (2022). VALIDATION OF A LC-MS/MS METHOD FOR THE QUANTITATION OF PLASMA RENINE ACTIVITY (PRA) IN HUMAN [Paper presentation]. RBSLM Congress.

Massonnet, P., Peeters, S., Grifnée, E., Demeuse, J., Huyghebaert, L., Dubrowski, T., Dufour, P., Farre Segura, J., Delanaye, P., Le Goff, C., & Cavalier, E. (2022). QUANTIFICATION AND POSSIBLE DEGRADATION KINETICS OF IOHEXOL IN HUMAN FLUIDS USING MASS SPECTROMETRY COUPLED TO LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY [Paper presentation]. RBSLM Congress.

PIRARD, C., Dufour, P., & CHARLIER, C. (08 October 2021). Background contamination level of perfluorinated compounds in a Belgian general population [Paper presentation]. BLT meeting on October 8th 2021, Echternach, Luxembourg.

BAYEBILA MENANZAMBI, T., Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., Nsangu, J., Mufusama, J.-P., Mbinze Kindenge, J., Marini Djang'Eing'A, R., & CHARLIER, C. (2021). Bio-surveillance of environmental pollutants in the population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): a small pilot study. Archives of Public Health. doi:10.1186/s13690-021-00717-x

Dufour, P., Courtois, J., SEYNAEVE, Y., PEETERS, S., LE GOFF, C., CAVALIER, E., & Ponthier, J. (2021). Development and validation of a liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometer (LC-MS) method for the simultaneous quantification of estrone-3-sulfate, progesterone, estrone and estradiol in serum of mares and American bisons. Research in Veterinary Science, 136, 343-350. doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.03.014

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., Ortegat, G., Brouhon, J.-M., & CHARLIER, C. (2021). Atmospheric deposition of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the vicinity of shredding facilities in Wallonia (Belgium). Atmospheric Pollution Research Journal, 12, 60-66. doi:10.1016/j.apr.2020.08.014

Dufour, P., Courtois, J., SEYNAEVE, Y., PEETERS, S., LE GOFF, C., CAVALIER, E., & Ponthier, J. (20 November 2020). Development and validation of a LC-MS method for the simultaneous quantification of estrone-3-sulfate, progesterone, estroneand estradiol in serum of mares and American bisons [Poster presentation]. 2020 annual meeting of the Royal Belgian Society of Laboratory Medecine, Bruxelles, Belgium.

LE GOFF, C., Farre Segura, J., Dufour, P., KAUX, J.-F., & CAVALIER, E. (May 2020). Intense sport practices and cardiac biomarkers. Clinical Biochemistry, 79, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2020.02.008

LE GOFF, C.* , Farre Segura, J.* , STOJKOVIC, V., Dufour, P., PEETERS, S., Courtois, J., NIZET, A., De Vos, N., & CAVALIER, E. (2020). The pathway through LC-MS method development: in-house or ready-to-use kit-based methods? Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. doi:10.1515/cclm-2019-0916

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., SEGHAYE, M.-C., BOEMER, F., & CHARLIER, C. (January 2020). Associations entre exposition aux polluants organiques persistants durant la grossesse et fonction thyroïdienne durant la petite enfance : étude longitudinale pilote et revue de la littérature. Revue Médicale de Liège, 75 (1), 37-42.

PIRARD, C., Dufour, P., & CHARLIER, C. (2020). Background contamination of perfluoralkyl substances in a Belgian general population. Toxicology Letters, 333, 13-21. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.07.015

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., & Charlier, C. (25 September 2019). Effects of a mixture of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of a belgian population [Paper presentation]. 17th International Congress of Therapeutical Drug Monitoring & Clinical Toxicology, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.

Dufour, P., & CHARLIER, C. (2019). 27. Vu l'importance de la pollution de l'air est-il vraiment utile d'arrêter de fumer ? In E. Quertemont, V. Seutin (Ed.), J. Scuvée-Moreau (Ed.), ... P. BARTSCH (Ed.), J'arrête de fumer : comprendre son addiciton pour mieux la vaincre (pp. 203-208). Bruxelles, Belgium: Mardaga.

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., Petrossians, P., Beckers, A., & Charlier, C. (2019). Association between mixture of persistent organic pollutants and thyroid pathologies in a Belgian population. Environmental Research, 108922. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108922

PIRARD, C., Dufour, P., & CHARLIER, C. (2019). BACKGROUND CONTAMINATION LEVEL OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS IN A BELGIAN GENERAL POPULATION [Paper presentation]. 11th International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health (ISBM-11).

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., SEGHAYE, M.-C., & Charlier, C. (2018). Association between perfluoroalkyl substances in cord blood and birth weight in Belgian population. Toxicology Letters. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.969

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., & CHARLIER, C. (20 February 2018). Is the contamination of the Belgian population by endocrine disruptors linked to thyroid disorders ? [Paper presentation]. CIRM Seminars, Liège, Belgium.

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., Seghaye, M.-C., & Charlier, C. (2018). Association between organohalogenated pollutants in cord blood and thyroid function in newborns and mothers from Belgian population. Environmental Pollution, 238, 389-396. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.058

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., & CHARLIER, C. (01 December 2017). Determination of phenolic organohalogens in human serum from a Belgian population and assessment of parameters affecting the human contamination. Science of the Total Environment, 599-600, 1856–1866. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.157

Dufour, P., SEGHAYE, M.-C., PIRARD, C., & CHARLIER, C. (01 December 2017). Associations between organohalogenated pollutants in cord blood and thyroid function in newborns from Belgian population [Paper presentation]. BelTOX Meeting, Leuven, Belgium.

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., Seghaye, M.-C., & Charlier, C. (20 October 2017). Contaminations des sangs de cordon par des pesticides organochlorés, des PCBs et des composés perfluorés [Paper presentation]. 6e Journées Internationales de Toxicologie, Liège, Belgium.

Dufour, P., & Charlier, C. (April 2017). Les retardateurs de flamme bromés : impact sur l'environnement et la santé des individus exposés. Annales de Biologie Clinique, 75 (2), 146-157. doi:10.1684/abc.2017.1221

PIRARD, C., Dufour, P., & CHARLIER, C. (2017). Determination of phenolic organohalogens in human serum from a belgian population and assessment of parameters affecting human contamination [Paper presentation]. 8th International Symposium on Flame Retardants (BFR2017), York, United Kingdom.

Dufour, P., PIRARD, C., & Charlier, C. (2016). Validation of a novel and rapid method for simultaneous determination of some phenolic organohalogens in serum by GC-MS. Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 1036, 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.10.002

Dufour, P. (17 November 2015). Mise au point d’une technique rapide de dosage de composés phénoliques halogénés dans le sérum par GC/MS [Paper presentation]. Journée des doctorants, Liège, Belgium.