Abnormal DNA methylation within HPA-axis genes years after paediatric critical illness
Abstract Background Critically ill children suffer from impaired physical/neurocognitive development 2 years later. Glucocorticoid treatment alters DNA methylation within the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis which may impair normal brain development, cognition and behaviour. We tested the h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-02-01
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Series: | Clinical Epigenetics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-024-01640-y |