Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, due to in utero exposures may play a critical role in early programming for childhood and adult illness. Maternal smoking is a major risk factor for multiple adverse health outcomes in children, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. The researchers investigated epigenome-wide methylation in cord blood of newborns in relation to maternal smoking during pregnancy.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/450k-epigenome-wide-scan-identifies-differential-dna-methylation-newborns-related
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bonnie-r-joubert
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/siri-e-h%C3%A5berg
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/roy-m-nilsen-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
