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Replicated umbilical cord blood DNA methylation loci associated with gestational age at birth
24 May 2020
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation is highly sensitive to in utero perturbations and has an established role in both embryonic development and regulation of gene expression. The foetal genetic component has been previously shown to contribute significantly to the timing of birth, yet little is known about the identity and behaviour of individual genes. The aim of this study was to test the extent genome-wide DNA methylation levels...
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