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In Utero Exposure to the Great Depression is Reflected in Late-Life Epigenetic Aging Signatures

2022-05-21 health economics Title + abstract only
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Research on maternal-fetal epigenetic programming argues that adverse exposures to the intrauterine environment can have long-term effects on adult morbidity and mortality. However, causal research on epigenetic programming in humans at a population level is rare and is often unable to separate intrauterine effects from conditions in the postnatal period that may continue to impact child development. In this study, we used a quasi-natural experiment that leverages state-year variation in economi...

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