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Sex-specific DNA methylation in saliva from the multi-ethnic Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

2022-12-26 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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The prevalence of many diseases differs by sex, potentially due to sex-specific patterns in DNA methylation. Autosomal sex-specific differences in DNA methylation have been observed in cord blood and placental tissue, but are not well studied in saliva or in diverse populations. We sought to characterize sex-specific DNA methylation on autosomal chromosomes in saliva samples from children in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a multi-ethnic prospective birth cohort containing an ove...

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