Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3434202 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Our finding provides the first preliminary evidence in human beings that maternal psychological stress during pregnancy may exert a “programming” effect on the developing telomere biology system that is already apparent at birth, as reflected by the setting of newborn LTL.
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Authors
Sonja PhD, Elissa S. PhD, Jue PhD, Claudia PhD, Babak PhD, Elizabeth H. PhD, Hyagriv N. MD, Pathik D. MD, PhD,