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Prospective Longitudinal Study Of The Pregnancy Dna Methylome: The Us Pregnancy, Race, Environment, Genes (Preg) Study, Dana M. Lapato, Sara Moyer, Emily Olivares, Ananda B. Amstadter, Patricia A. Kinser, Shawn J. Latendresse, Colleen Jackson-Cook, Roxann Roberson-Nay, Jerome F. Strauss, Timothy P. York
Prospective Longitudinal Study Of The Pregnancy Dna Methylome: The Us Pregnancy, Race, Environment, Genes (Preg) Study, Dana M. Lapato, Sara Moyer, Emily Olivares, Ananda B. Amstadter, Patricia A. Kinser, Shawn J. Latendresse, Colleen Jackson-Cook, Roxann Roberson-Nay, Jerome F. Strauss, Timothy P. York
Human and Molecular Genetics Publications
Purpose The goal of the Pregnancy, Race, Environment, Genes study was to understand how social and environmental determinants of health (SEDH), pregnancy-specific environments (PSE) and biological processes influence the timing of birth and account for the racial disparity in preterm birth. The study followed a racially diverse longitudinal cohort throughout pregnancy and included repeated measures of PSE and DNA methylation (DNAm) over the course of gestation and up to 1 year into the postpartum period.
Participants All women were between 18 and 40 years of age with singleton pregnancies and no diagnosis of diabetes or indication of assisted reproductive technology. …