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Immune cell type and DNA methylation vary with reproductive status in women: possible pathways for costs of reproduction
1 Jan 2022
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Abstract Background Consistent with evolutionarily theorized costs of reproduction (CoR), reproductive history in women is associated with life expectancy and susceptibility to certain cancers, autoimmune disorders and metabolic disease. Immunological changes originating during reproduction may help explain some of these relationships. Methodology To explore the potential role of the immune system in female CoR,...
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