Levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals are associated with changes in the peri-pubertal epigenome

Puberty marks a transition period, which leads to the attainment of adult sexual maturity. Timing of puberty is a strongly heritable trait. However, large genetic association studies can only explain a fraction of the observed variability and striking secular trends suggest that lifestyle and/or env...

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Published in:	Endocrine Connections
Main Authors:	Kristian Almstrup, Hanne Frederiksen, Anna-Maria Andersson, Anders Juul
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bioscientifica 2020-09-01
Subjects:	dna methylation endocrine disruption puberty phthalates epigenetics
Online Access:	https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/aop/ec-20-0286/ec-20-0286.xml