Caregiver-child interaction and early childhood development among preschool children in rural China: the possible role of blood epigenome-wide DNA methylation

Abstract Background While the association between caregiver-child interaction and early childhood development (ECD) has been observed, the underlying biological mechanism remains to be elucidated. Objective This study aimed to examine the potential role of epigenome-wide DNA methylation in the assoc...

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Published in:	BMC Genomics
Main Authors:	Mengna Wei, Rui Chang, Chunan Li, Yanfen Jiang, Jianduan Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Early childhood development Caregiver-child interaction Epigenome-wide DNA methylation study Preschool children Epigenetics Rural China
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11406-2