Exposure to Low Levels of Lead in Utero and Umbilical Cord Blood DNA Methylation in Project Viva: An Epigenome-Wide Association Study

Conclusion:
Prenatal low-level lead exposure was associated with newborn DNA methylation, particularly in female infants. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1246

Received: 18 October 2016
Revised: 26 May 2017
Accepted: 13 June 2017
Published: 25 August 2017
Address correspondence to S. Wu, Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Rd., Haidian District, Beijing, China. Telephone: [phone]. Email: [e-mail], or A.A. Baccarelli, Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th St., ARB 11th Floor 1105E, New York, NY 10032 USA. Telephone: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1246).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - August 26, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research