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The Impacts of Cord Blood Cotinine and Glutathione-S-Transferase Gene Polymorphisms on Birth Outcome.
Pediatrics and neonatology - 1 Aug 2017
Huang Kuan-Han, Chou An-Kuo, Jeng Suh-Fang, Ng Sharon, Hsieh Chia-Jung, Chen Mei-Huei, Chen Pau-Chung, Hsieh Wu-Shiun
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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the association between cord blood cotinine levels and birth outcome, and to determine whether fetal metabolic gene polymorphisms of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) modulate the effect of environmental tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy. METHODS: This study included 328 maternal and neonatal pairs. Maternal and cord blood cotinine levels were measured using high...
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