Article
Global DNA Methylation in Cord Blood as a Biomarker for Prenatal Lead and Antimony Exposures
2022-03-03
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism for gene expression modulation and can be used as a predictor of future disease risks. A prospective birth cohort study was performed to clarify the effects of neurotoxicants on child development, namely, the Tohoku Study of Child Development, in Japan. This study aimed to evaluate the association of prenatal exposure to five toxic metals—arsenic, cadmium, mercury,...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a4270f8a-ba8e-5cd7-bfd4-55dbf0155ffd
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202203.0068.v1
