Open AccessAltered miRNA expression in the cervix during pregnancy associated with lead and mercury exposure
Author(s) -
Alison P. Sanders,
Heather H. Burris,
Allan C. Just,
Valeria Motta,
Chitra Amarasiriwardena,
Katherine Svensson,
Emily Oken,
Maritsa Solano-González,
Adriana MercadoGarcía,
Ivan Pantic,
Joel Schwartz,
Martha María TéllezRojo,
Andrea A. Baccarelli,
Robert O. Wright
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
epigenomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.265
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1750-1911
pISSN - 1750-192X
DOI - 10.2217/epi.15.54
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , microrna , pregnancy , cervix , cervical cancer , biology , lead exposure , physiology , andrology , obstetrics , bioinformatics , medicine , genetics , cancer , gene , cats , computer science , programming language
Toxic metals including lead and mercury are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to assess the association between miRNA expression in the cervix during pregnancy with lead and mercury levels.