Early hits and long-term consequences: Tracking the lasting impact of prenatal smoke exposure on telomere length in children

K.P. Theall, S. McKasson, E. Mabile, L.F. Dunaway and S.S. Drury

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue SUPPL.1, S133-S135

Abstract: We examined the association between telomere length and prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) in 104 children aged 4 to 14 years. Salivary telomere length (STL) was determined from salivary DNA using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Of the children, 18% had maternal reported PTE. Mean STL was significantly lower among children with PTE (6.4 vs 7.5, P

Keywords: adolescent; African American; article; child; environmental exposure; female; human; male; passive smoking; pregnancy; prenatal exposure; preschool child; questionnaire; real time polymerase chain reaction; retrospective study; telomere; ultrastructure; United States, Adolescent; African Americans; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Male; Maternal Exposure; New Orleans; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Questionnaires; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Retrospective Studies; Telomere; Tobacco Smoke Pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301208

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