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GSTM1 modifies the effect of maternal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke on neonatal primitive reflexes.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 1 Nov 2011
Hsieh Chia-Jung, Jeng Suh-Fang, Wu Kuen-Yuh, Su Yi-Ning, Liao Hua-Fang, Hsieh Wu-Shiun, Chen Pau-Chung
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether infant metabolic gene polymorphisms modify the effect of maternal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on neonatal neurobehavior. METHODS: We conducted a birth cohort study of 87 nonsmoking women who delivered single births of normal birth weight. We enrolled the women before delivery, interviewed them using a structured questionnaire, and collected umbilical...
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