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Prenatal smoke exposure, DNA methylation, and childhood atopic dermatitis.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 May 2013
Wang I-J, Chen S-L, Lu T-P, Chuang E Y, Chen P-C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The biological mechanisms of how prenatal smoke exposure leading to atopic disorders remain to be addressed. Whether prenatal smoke exposure affects DNA methylation leading to atopic disorders is not clear. OBJECTIVE: As most children suffering from atopic dermatitis (AD) continue to develop asthma later in life, we explored whether prenatal smoke exposure induces cord blood DNA methylation. METHODS:...
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