Maternal Age at Delivery Is Associated with an Epigenetic Signature in Both Newborns and Adults

Christina A. Markunas; Allen J. Wilcox; Zongli Xu; Bonnie R. Joubert; Sophia Harlid; Vijayalakshmi Panduri; Siri E. Håberg; Wenche Nystad; Stephanie J. London; Dale P. Sandler; Rolv T. Lie; Paul A. Wade; Jack A. Taylor

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156361

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Maternal Age at Delivery Is Associated with an Epigenetic Signature in Both Newborns and Adults

Christina A. Markunas,

Current address: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-733X

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Allen J. Wilcox,

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Zongli Xu,

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Bonnie R. Joubert,

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sophia Harlid,

Affiliation Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Vijayalakshmi Panduri,

Affiliation Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Siri E. Håberg,

Affiliation Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Wenche Nystad,

Affiliation Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Stephanie J. London,

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Dale P. Sandler,

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Rolv T. Lie,

Affiliations Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Paul A. Wade,

Affiliation Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jack A. Taylor

* E-mail: taylor@niehs.nih.gov

Affiliations Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America, Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Maternal Age at Delivery Is Associated with an Epigenetic Signature in Both Newborns and Adults

Christina A. Markunas,
Allen J. Wilcox,
Zongli Xu,
Bonnie R. Joubert,
Sophia Harlid,
Vijayalakshmi Panduri,
Siri E. Håberg,
Wenche Nystad,
Stephanie J. London,
Dale P. Sandler

Published: July 6, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156361

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