Prenatal methylmercury exposure and DNA methylation in seven-year-old children in the Seychelles Child Development Study

Prenatal methylmercury exposure and DNA methylation in seven-year-old children in the Seychelles Child Development Study

Background: Methylmercury (MeHg) is present in fish and is a neurotoxicant at sufficiently high levels. One potential mechanism of MeHg toxicity early in life is epigenetic dysregulation that may affect long-term neurodevelopment. Altered DNA methylation of nervous system-related genes has been asso...

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Main Authors: Andrea Cediel Ulloa, Anda Gliga, Tanzy M. Love, Daniela Pineda, Daniel W. Mruzek, Gene E. Watson, Philip W. Davidson, Conrad F. Shamlaye, J.J. Strain, Gary J. Myers, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Joelle Ruegg, Karin Broberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Methylmercury
MeHg
Epigenetic
DNA methylation
Neurodevelopment
Fish consumption
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322765

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