Epigenome-Wide Assessment of DNA Methylation in the Placenta and Arsenic Exposure in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study (USA) | Zendy

Benjamin B. Green | Zendy; Margaret R. Karagas | Zendy; Tracy Punshon | Zendy; Brian P. Jackson | Zendy; David J. Robbins | Zendy; E. Andrés Houseman | Zendy; Carmen J. Marsit | Zendy

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Epigenome-Wide Assessment of DNA Methylation in the Placenta and Arsenic Exposure in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study (USA)

Author(s) -

Benjamin B. Green,

Margaret R. Karagas,

Tracy Punshon,

Brian P. Jackson,

David J. Robbins,

E. Andrés Houseman,

Carmen J. Marsit

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1510437

Subject(s) - dna methylation , methylation , cpg site , epigenome , arsenic , biology , placenta , offspring , andrology , population , physiology , pregnancy , genetics , medicine , fetus , gene , chemistry , gene expression , environmental health , organic chemistry

Arsenic is one of the most commonly encountered environmental toxicants, and research from model systems has suggested that one mode of its toxic activity may be through alterations in DNA methylation. In utero exposure to arsenic can affect fetal, newborn, and infant health, resulting in a range of phenotypic outcomes.

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