Prenatal cadmium exposure is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length in Chinese newborns

Prenatal cadmium exposure is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length in Chinese newborns

Abstract Background Newborn telomere length (TL) is considered a potential marker for future disease and lifelong health, but few epidemiological studies have examined the determinants of TL in early life. The study aim was to investigate whether there is an association between prenatal cadmium expo...

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Main Authors: Lina Zhang, Lulu Song, Bingqing Liu, Mingyang Wu, Lulin Wang, Bin Zhang, Chao Xiong, Wei Xia, Yuanyuan Li, Zhongqiang Cao, Youjie Wang, Shunqing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Prenatal urinary cadmium
Telomere length
Cord blood
Newborns
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1262-4

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