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Prenatal synthetic glucocorticoid treatment changes DNA methylation states in male organ systems: multigenerational effects.
Endocrinology - 1 Jul 2012
Crudo Ariann, Petropoulos Sophie, Moisiadis Vasilis G, Iqbal Majid, Kostaki Alisa, Machnes Ziv, Szyf Moshe, Matthews Stephen G
Abstract excerpt
Prenatal synthetic glucocorticoids (sGC) are administered to pregnant women at risk of delivering preterm, approximately 10% of all pregnancies. Animal studies have demonstrated that offspring exposed to elevated glucocorticoids, either by administration of sGC or as a result of maternal stress, are at increased risk of developing behavioral, endocrine, and metabolic abnormalities. DNA methylation is a covalent...
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