Prenatal Maternal Stress Predicts Methylation of Genes Regulating the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical System in Mothers and Newborns in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Child Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-72

  Kertes, Darlene A ^a   Kamin, Hayley S ^a   Hughes, David A ^b   Rodney, Nicole C ^a   Bhatt, Samarth ^a   Mulligan, Connie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR-BINDING PROTEIN; FK 506 BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NR3C1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEIN 5;

ADULT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TACROLIMUS BINDING PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85000348843     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12487     Document Type: Article

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