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Differential DNA Methylation Regions in Adult Human Sperm following Adolescent Chemotherapy: Potential for Epigenetic Inheritance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Shnorhavorian Margarett, Schwartz Stephen M, Stansfeld Barbara, Sadler-Riggleman Ingrid, Beck Daniel, Skinner Michael K
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BACKGROUND: The potential that adolescent chemotherapy can impact the epigenetic programming of the germ line to influence later life adult fertility and promote epigenetic inheritance was investigated. Previous studies have demonstrated a number of environmental exposures such as abnormal nutrition and toxicants can promote sperm epigenetic changes that impact offspring. METHODS: Adult males approximately ten...
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