Neural Tube Defects and ZIC4 Hypomethylation in Relation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure

BackgroundEpigenetic dysregulation is one of the postulated underlying mechanisms of neural tube defects (NTDs). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of environmental pollutants that are reported as a risk factor of NTDs, may cause decreased genome-wide DNA methylation. With DNA extracte...

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Main Authors: Yun Huang, Shanshan Lin, Chengrong Wang, Xin Pi, Lei Jin, Zhiwen Li, Linlin Wang, Aiguo Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2020.582661/full