Expression of the sFLT1 gene in cord blood cells is associated to maternal arsenic exposure and decreased birth weight.

Expression of the sFLT1 gene in cord blood cells is associated to maternal arsenic exposure and decreased birth weight.

There is increasing epidemiologic evidence that arsenic exposure in utero is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and may contribute to long-term health effects. These effects may occur at low environmental exposures but the underlying molecular mechanism is not clear. We collected cord blood...

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Main Authors: Sylvie Remy, Eva Govarts, Liesbeth Bruckers, Melissa Paulussen, Britt Wens, Elly Den Hond, Vera Nelen, Willy Baeyens, Nicolas van Larebeke, Ilse Loots, Isabelle Sioen, Greet Schoeters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3963915?pdf=render

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