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Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is associated with childhood DNA CpG methylation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundSmoking while pregnant is associated with a myriad of negative health outcomes in the child. Some of the detrimental effects may be due to epigenetic modifications, although few studies have investigated this hypothesis in detail.ObjectivesTo ...
Carrie V Breton, Kimberly D Siegmund, Bonnie R Joubert, Xinhui Wang, Weiliang Qui, Vincent Carey, Wenche Nystad, Siri E Håberg, Carole Ober, Dan Nicolae, Kathleen C Barnes, Fernando Martinez, Andy Liu, Robert Lemanske, Robert Strunk, Scott Weiss, Stephanie London, Frank Gilliland, Benjamin Raby, Asthma BRIDGE consortium   +19 more
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Prenatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure: a predictor of blood selenium levels in children

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between prenatal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and blood selenium concentration (Se-B) in a selected group of children.MethodsA total of 299 children were recruited for ...
Paweł Gać, Michał Fułek, Aleksandra Żórawik, Rafał Poręba, Krystyna Pawlas, Natalia Pawlas   +5 more
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Low birthweight of children is positively associated with mother’s prenatal tobacco smoke exposure in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Introduction Low birthweight (LBW) is a significant public health issue, and maternal smoking is the most prevalent preventable cause of LBW. But there is limited evidence on association of LBW among children and cigarette smoke exposure in mothers in ...
Ruiping Wang, Ting Sun, Qiong Yang, Qing Yang, Jian Wang, Huan Li, Yue Tang, Liang Yang, Jie Sun   +8 more
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Mothers’ prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is positively associated with the occurrence of developmental coordination disorder among children aged 3–6 years: A cross-sectional study in a rural area of Shanghai, China [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is a potential risk factor for developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in children, but evidence on the relationship between DCD in children and tobacco smoke exposure in women is limited in China.
Qing Yang*, Liqin Pan*, Cuili Shen*, Huilin Yao*, Qingqing Zhu, Chunfen Cheng, Ruiping Wang   +6 more
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Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: a Modifiable Factor of Hospitalization and Severity of Acute Bronchiolitis [PDF]

Jornal de Pediatria
Objective: The objective was to evaluate the associations of environmental tobacco smoke exposure with acute bronchiolitis and its severity among hospitalized children.
Lorena Bermúdez-Barrezueta, Wysali Trapiello Fernández, Irune Torres Ballester, Pilar Uribe-Reina, Pablo López-Casillas, Sergio Madero-Juez, Hermenegildo González García, María Asunción Pino-Vázquez   +7 more
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Newborn metabolomic perturbations associated with prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and early birth [PDF]

Communications Medicine
Background Exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is an established risk factor for early birth including early term birth (ETB) and preterm birth (PTB). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are minimally understood.
Paula-Dene C. Nesbeth, Xiajie Lyu, Anne L. Dunlop, Youran Tan, Dana Boyd Barr, Volha Yakimavets, Parinya Panuwet, Mengyuan Ren, Stephanie M. Eick, Blake R. Rushing, Susan L. McRitchie, Susan Sumner, P. Barry Ryan, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Dean P. Jones, Donghai Liang   +15 more
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Self-reported prenatal tobacco smoke exposure, AXL gene-body methylation, and childhood asthma phenotypes [PDF]

Clinical Epigenetics, 2018
Background Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, act as one potential mechanism underlying the detrimental effects associated with prenatal tobacco smoke (PTS) exposure. Methylation in a gene called AXL was previously reported to differ in
Lu Gao, Xiaochen Liu, Joshua Millstein, Kimberly D. Siegmund, Louis Dubeau, Rachel L. Maguire, Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Bernard F. Fuemmeler, Scott H. Kollins, Cathrine Hoyo, Susan K. Murphy, Carrie V. Breton   +11 more
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Household Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Asthmatic Children in Algeria: A Multicenter Study [PDF]

Thoracic Research and Practice
OBJECTIVE: Passive and active tobacco smoke exposure can worsen asthma outcomes in children, yet data on its prevalence in Algeria are limited. To assess the prevalence and characteristics of tobacco smoke exposure, including prenatal and adolescent ...
Redouene Sid Ahmed Benazzouz, Massinissa Benyagoub, Azeddine Mekideche, Mohamed Safouane Benazzouz, Faiza Hadjersi   +4 more
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Examination of DNA Methylation Patterns in Children Born Premature with Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure [PDF]

Toxics
Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) has been associated with significant alterations in DNA methylation (DNAm), an epigenetic mechanism with potential functional consequences to child development. This pilot study aimed to investigate differential DNAm
Olivia E. Gittens, Alonzo T. Folger, Xue Zhang, Lili Ding, Nehal A. Parikh, E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens   +5 more
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Prenatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure alters children’s cognitive control circuitry: A preliminary study

Environment International, 2021
Background and Objectives: Prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with increased attention problems in children, however, the effects of such exposure on children’s brain structure and function have not been studied. Herein,
Amy E. Margolis, David Pagliaccio, Bruce Ramphal, Sarah Banker, Lauren Thomas, Morgan Robinson, Masato Honda, Tamara Sussman, Jonathan Posner, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Julie Herbstman, Virginia Rauh, Rachel Marsh   +12 more
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