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Early life insult from cigarette smoke may be predictive of chronic diseases later in life.
Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals - 1 Jul 2009
Doherty S P, Grabowski J, Hoffman C, Ng S P, Zelikoff J T
Abstract excerpt
Evidence is rapidly accumulating that links cigarette smoke (CS) exposure in utero with the development of a variety of disease pathologies in the older offspring including, type 2 diabetes, obesity, certain childhood cancers and respiratory disorders. The role that the fetal environment plays in these late-onset outcomes and the underlying cellular/molecular mechanisms by which these CS-induced effects may occur...
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