Epigenetic impacts of maternal tobacco and e-vapour exposure on the offspring lung

Abstract In utero exposure to tobacco products, whether maternal or environmental, have harmful effects on first neonatal and later adult respiratory outcomes. These effects have been shown to persist across subsequent generations, regardless of the offsprings’ smoking habits. Established epigenetic...

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Main Authors: Razia Zakarya, Ian Adcock, Brian G. Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-019-0631-3