The Impacts of Cord Blood Cotinine and Glutathione-S-Transferase Gene Polymorphisms on Birth Outcome
Author(s) -
Kuan-Han Huang,
AnKuo Chou,
SuhFang Jeng,
Sharon Ng,
ChiaJung Hsieh,
Mei-Huei Chen,
PauChung Chen,
WuShiun Hsieh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatrics and neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2212-1692
pISSN - 1875-9572
DOI - 10.1016/j.pedneo.2016.08.006
Subject(s) - cotinine , medicine , cord blood , birth weight , small for gestational age , low birth weight , odds ratio , pregnancy , obstetrics , genotype , fetus , physiology , gestational age , nicotine , andrology , biology , genetics , gene
This study aimed to investigate the association between cord blood cotinine levels and birth outcome, and to determine whether fetal metabolic gene polymorphisms of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) modulate the effect of environmental tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy.
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