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Umbilical cord DNA methylation is associated with body mass index trajectories from birth to adolescence
21 Apr 2023
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BACKGROUND: DNA methylation (DNAm) in cord blood has been associated with various prenatal factors and birth outcomes. This study sought to fill an important knowledge gap: the link of cord DNAm with child postnatal growth trajectories from birth to age 18 years (y). METHODS: Using data from a US predominantly urban, low-income, multi-ethnic birth cohort (N = 831), we first applied non-parametric methods to...
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