Correlation of global and gene-specific DNA methylation in maternal-infant pairs.

The inheritance of DNA methylation patterns is a popular theory to explain the influence of parental genetic and environmental factors on the phenotype of their offspring but few studies have examined this relationship in humans. Using 120 paired maternal-umbilical cord blood samples randomly select...

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Main Authors: Molly L Kile, Andrea Baccarelli, Letizia Tarantini, Elaine Hoffman, Robert O Wright, David C Christiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2966409?pdf=render