Published on in Vol 6, No 2 (2017): February

Epigenetic Alterations and Exposure to Air Pollutants: Protocol for a Birth Cohort Study to Evaluate the Association Between Adverse Birth Outcomes and Global DNA Methylation

Epigenetic Alterations and Exposure to Air Pollutants: Protocol for a Birth Cohort Study to Evaluate the Association Between Adverse Birth Outcomes and Global DNA Methylation

Epigenetic Alterations and Exposure to Air Pollutants: Protocol for a Birth Cohort Study to Evaluate the Association Between Adverse Birth Outcomes and Global DNA Methylation

Zhila Maghbooli   1 * , PhD ;   Arash Hossein-Nezhad   1, 2 * , MD, PhD ;   Majid Ramezani   3 , MD ;   Syamak Moattari   1, 4 , MD, DrPH

1 Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

3 Department of Endocrinology, Baghiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Health Science Department, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Arash Hossein-Nezhad, MD, PhD
  • Osteoporosis Research Center
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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  • Iran
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