DNA methylation of insulin-like growth factor 2 and H19 cluster in cord blood and prenatal air pollution exposure to fine particulate matter

• Hlavní autoři: Congrong Wang (Autor), Michelle Plusquin (Autor), Akram Ghantous (Autor), Zdenko Herceg (Autor), Rossella Alfano (Autor), Bianca Cox (Autor), Tim S. Nawrot (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Abstract Background The IGF2 (insulin-like growth factor 2) and H19 gene cluster plays an important role during pregnancy as it promotes both foetal and placental growth. We investigated the association between cord blood DNA methylation status of the IGF2/H19 gene cluster and maternal fine particul...