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Independent Maternal and Fetal Genetic Effects on Midgestational Circulating Levels of Environmental Pollutants.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 Apr 2017
Traglia Michela, Croen Lisa A, Lyall Kristen, Windham Gayle C, Kharrazi Marty, DeLorenze Gerald N, Torres Anthony R, Weiss Lauren A
Abstract excerpt
Maternal exposure to environmental pollutants could affect fetal brain development and increase autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in conjunction with differential genetic susceptibility. Organohalogen congeners measured in maternal midpregnancy blood samples have recently shown significant, but negative associations with offspring ASD outcome. We report the first large-scale maternal and fetal genetic study of...
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