New method uses DNA biomarkers to flag prenatal environmental exposures in children – News-Medical.Net

Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for harmful prenatal environmental contaminants like air pollution linked to childhood illness and developmental disorders. This approach has the potential to prevent childhood developmental disorders and chronic illness through the early identification of children at risk.
While environmental factors–including air pollutants–have previously been associated…

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