Epigenetic mechanisms underlying the association between maternal climate stress and child growth: characterizing severe drought and its impact on a Kenyan community engaging in a climate change-sensitive livelihood

Epigenetic mechanisms underlying the association between maternal climate stress and child growth: characterizing severe drought and its impact on a Kenyan community engaging in a climate change-sensitive livelihood

Pastoralists in East Africa are among the world’s most vulnerable communities to climate change, already living near their upper thermal limits and engaging in a climate-sensitive livelihood in a climate change global hot spot. Pregnant women and children are even more at risk. Here, we report the f...

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Main Authors: Bilinda Straight, Xi Qiao, Duy Ngo, Charles E. Hilton, Charles Owuor Olungah, Amy Naugle, Claudia Lalancette, Belinda L. Needham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Epigenetics
Subjects:
drought
africa
pregnancy
child growth
dna methylation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2022.2135213

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