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Prepubertal start of father’s smoking and increased body fat in his sons: further characterisation of paternal transgenerational responses
2 Apr 2014
Abstract excerpt
Despite interest in the idea that transgenerational effects of adverse exposures might contribute to population health trends, there are few human data. This non-genetic inheritance is all the more remarkable when transmission is down the male-line as reported in a historical Swedish study, where the paternal grandfather's food supply in mid childhood was associated with the mortality rate in his grandsons. Using...
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