Genome-wide DNA methylation at birth in relation to in utero arsenic exposure and the associated health in later life

Abstract Background In utero arsenic exposure may alter fetal developmental programming by altering DNA methylation, which may result in a higher risk of disease in later life. We evaluated the association between in utero arsenic exposure and DNA methylation (DNAm) in cord blood and its influence i...

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Main Authors: Akhilesh Kaushal, Hongmei Zhang, Wilfried J. J. Karmaus, Todd M. Everson, Carmen J. Marsit, Margaret R. Karagas, Shih-Fen Tsai, Hui-Ju Wen, Shu-Li Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0262-0