Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: findings from six general population-based birth cohorts
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Some evidence suggests that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes in the offspring, but the precise biological mechanisms underlying such associations are currently unknown. Epigenetic modifications have been suggested as one potential
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Maternal alcohol consumption and offspring DNA methylation: findings from six general population-based birth cohorts
AIM Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is sometimes associated with adverse outcomes in offspring, potentially mediated by epigenetic modifications. We aimed to investigate genome-wide DNA methylation in cord blood of newborns exposed to alcohol in utero. MATERIALS & METHODS We meta-analyzed information from six population-based birth cohorts within the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics c...
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