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Effect of gene-environment Interactions on mental development in African American, Dominican, and Caucasian mothers and newborns.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jan 2010
Wang Shuang, Chanock Stephen, Tang Deliang, Li Zhigang, Edwards Susan, Jedrychowski Wieslaw, Perera Frederica P
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The health impact of environmental toxins has gained increasing recognition over the years. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) are known to affect nervous system development in children, but no studies have investigated how polymorphisms in PAH metabolic genes affect child cognitive development following PAH exposure during pregnancy. In two parallel prospective cohort...
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