The role of maternal touch in the association between SLC6A4 methylation and stress response in very preterm infants

The role of maternal touch in the association between SLC6A4 methylation and stress response in very preterm infants

Very preterm (VPT) infants requiring hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are exposed to several stressful procedural experiences. One consequence of NICU-related stress is a birth-to-discharge increased serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) methylation that has been associated w...

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Main Authors: Bonichini, S. (Author), Fontana, C. (Author), Fumagalli, M. (Author), Giorda, R. (Author), Mariani Wigley, I.L.C (Author), Mascheroni, E. (Author), McGlone, F. (Author), Montirosso, R. (Author), Morandi, F. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2021
Subjects:
DNA methylation
DNA Methylation
genetics
human
Humans
infant
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
newborn
physiology
prematurity
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
serotonin transporter
SLC6A4 protein, human
touch
Touch
very low birth weight
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