Article: Scientists at University of Michigan release new data on cord blood.(Report)

According to a study from the United States, "Fetal lead exposure is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and developmental and cognitive deficits; however, the mechanism(s) by which lead-induced toxicity occurs remains unknown. Epigenetic fetal programming via DNA methylation may provide a pathway by which environmental lead exposure can influence disease susceptibility."

"This study was designed to determine whether prenatal lead exposure is associated with alterations in genomic methylation of leukocyte DNA levels from umbilical cord samples. We measured genomic DNA methylation, as assessed by Alu and LINE-1 (long interspersed nuclear element-1) ...

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