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Exposure to violence, chronic stress, nasal DNA methylation, and atopic asthma in children
22 Mar 2021
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BACKGROUND: Exposure to violence (ETV) or chronic stress may influence asthma through unclear mechanisms. METHODS: Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of ETV or chronic stress measures and DNA methylation in nasal epithelium from 487 Puerto Ricans aged 9-20 years who participated in the Epigenetic Variation and Childhood Asthma in Puerto Ricans study [EVA-PR]). We assessed four measures of ETV and chronic...
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