Maternal infections during pregnancy and offspring midlife inflammation

Abstract Background Microbial exposures early in life have been found to be associated with lower levels of inflammation in adulthood; however, the role of prenatal exposure to infection on offspring inflammatory profiles is unexplored. The aim was to study if maternal infections during pregnancy ar...

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Main Authors: Jolene Masters Pedersen, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Rikke Hodal Meincke, Gitte Lindved Petersen, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, Helle Brunnsgaard, Holger Jelling Sørensen, Rikke Lund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40748-019-0099-3