Nicotine attenuates global genomic DNA methylation by influencing DNMTs gene expression in human endometrial stromal cells

Abstract Background There is increasing evidence indicating an incidence of infertility and also the risk of endometrial cancers among smokers. However, the mechanism underlying nicotine adverse effect on female reproduction remains unclear. Growing evidence has suggested that environmental exposure...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Zal, Amir Yarahmadi, Hamidreza Totonchi, Mahdi Barazesh, Mostafa Moradi Sarabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Genes and Environment
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41021-020-0144-5