Persistent DNA methylation changes associated with prenatal mercury exposure and cognitive performan...
Persistent DNA methylation changes associated with prenatal mercury exposure and cognitive performance during childhood
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Prenatal exposure to mercury, a known neurotoxic metal, is associated with lower cognitive performance during childhood. Disruption of fetal epigenetic programming could explain mercury’s neurodevelopmental effects. We screened for epigenome-wide methylation differences associated with maternal prenatal blood mercury levels in 321 cord blood DNA sa...
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Persistent DNA methylation changes associated with prenatal mercury exposure and cognitive performance during childhood
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_34d1f356b4af4b6da9e45b49926acd1a
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_34d1f356b4af4b6da9e45b49926acd1a
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-00384-5
