DNA methylation of GFI1 as a mediator of the association between prenatal smoking exposure and ADHD symptoms at 6 years: the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health.

Kunio MiyakeChihiro MiyashitaAtsuko Ikeda-ArakiRyu MiuraSachiko ItohKeiko YamazakiSumitaka KobayashiHideyuki MasudaTadao OokaZentaro YamagataReiko Kishi

Published in: Clinical epigenetics (2021)

Our findings demonstrated that DNA methylation of GFI1 mediated the association between maternal active smoking during pregnancy and ADHD symptoms at the age of 6 years.

Keyphrases

dna methylation
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
genome wide
working memory
gene expression
smoking cessation
healthcare
public health
pregnant women
young adults
mental health
birth weight
copy number
pregnancy outcomes
health promotion
climate change
physical activity