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Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Associations with DNA Methylation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
31 Aug 2016
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INTRODUCTION: Cigarette smoking is inversely associated with DNA methylation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AHRR; cg05575921). However, the association between secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and AHRR methylation is unknown. METHODS: DNA methylation of AHRR cg05575921 in CD14+ monocyte samples, from 495 never-smokers and 411 former smokers (having quit smoking ≥15 years) from the Multi-Ethnic...
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