Hypothesis: Genetic and epigenetic risk factors interact to modulate vulnerability and resilience to FASD

Hypothesis: Genetic and epigenetic risk factors interact to modulate vulnerability and resilience to FASD

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) presents a collection of symptoms representing physiological and behavioral phenotypes caused by maternal alcohol consumption. Symptom severity is modified by genetic differences in fetal susceptibility and resistance as well as maternal genetic factors such as...

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Main Authors: Elif eTunc-Ozcan, Laura eSittig, Kathryn Michelle Harper, Evan North Graf, Eva E Redei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Insulin Resistance
Thyroid Hormones
rat
strain differences
allele-specific expression
prenatal ethanol
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00261/full

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