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Maternal exposure to cadmium during pregnancy is associated with changes in DNA methylation that are persistent at 9 years of age
22 Mar 2022
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BACKGROUND: Cadmium (Cd) exposure during gestation has been associated with altered DNA methylation at birth, but it is not known if the changes in methylation persist into childhood. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether gestational Cd-related changes of DNA methylation persist from birth to 9 years of age. METHODS: We studied mother-child dyads in a longitudinal cohort in rural Bangladesh. Cadmium concentrations in...
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