Epigenetic Alterations and Exposure to Air Pollutants: Protocol for a Birth Cohort Study to Evaluate the Association Between Adverse Birth Outcomes and Global DNA Methylation.

Zhila Maghbooli Arash Shirvani Majid Ramezani Syamak Moattari

Published in: JMIR research protocols (2017)

We supposed that prenatal exposures to air pollutants can influence fetal reprogramming by epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation. This could explain the association between air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Keyphrases

dna methylation
pregnancy outcomes
air pollution
pregnant women
genome wide
gene expression
heavy metals
randomized controlled trial
particulate matter
copy number
type diabetes
emergency department
skeletal muscle