Commentary: Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES): A continuing story

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 868-870

  McLachlan, John A ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; NOTE; ONSET AGE; ORGANOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 33749641709     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl140     Document Type: Note

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