Hidden pandemic: COVID-19-related stress, SLC6A4 methylation, and infants’ temperament at 3 months

Hidden pandemic: COVID-19-related stress, SLC6A4 methylation, and infants’ temperament at 3 months

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic represents a collective trauma that may have enduring stress effects during sensitive periods, such as pregnancy. Prenatal stress may result in epigenetic signatures of stress-related genes (e.g., the serotonin transporter gene, SLC6A4) that may in turn influence infan...

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Main Authors: Livio Provenzi, Fabiana Mambretti, Marco Villa, Serena Grumi, Andrea Citterio, Emanuela Bertazzoli, Giacomo Biasucci, Lidia Decembrino, Rossana Falcone, Barbara Gardella, Maria Roberta Longo, Renata Nacinovich, Camilla Pisoni, Federico Prefumo, Simona Orcesi, Barbara Scelsa, Roberto Giorda, Renato Borgatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95053-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95053-z

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