Associations between antibiotic exposure during pregnancy, birth weight and aberrant methylation at imprinted genes among offspring

OBJECTIVES: Low birth weight (LBW) has been associated with common adult-onset chronic diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes and some cancers. The etiology of LBW is multi-factorial. However, recent evidence suggests exposure to antibiotics may also increase the risk...

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Main Authors: Vidal, A C, Murphy, S K, Murtha, A P, Schildkraut, J M, Soubry, A, Huang, Z, Neelon, S E B, Fuemmeler, B, Iversen, E, Wang, F, Kurtzberg, J, Jirtle, R L, Hoyo, C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Pediatric Original Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705584/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23609933
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.47
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