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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Saideep Gona
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-67976 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Epigenetics 20131028 2
Cadmium (Cd) is prevalent in the environment yet understudied as a developmental toxicant. Cd partially crosses the placental barrier from mother to fetus and is linked to detrimental effects in newborns. Here we examine the relationship between levels of Cd during pregnancy and 5-methylcytosine (5mC) levels in leukocyte DNA collected from 17 mother-newborn pairs. The methylation of cytosines is an epigenetic mechanism known to impact transcriptional signaling and influence health endpoints. A m ...[more]