Title: Maternal nutrient supplementation counteracts bisphenol A-induced DNA hypomethylation in early development 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> journal article 
Country: USA 
Year: 2008 
Availability: Proc Nat Acad Sci 104 13056-13061 
Author 1/Producer: Dolinoy, D.C. 
Other Authors/Producers: Huang, d. and Jirtle, R.L. 
Author / Producer Type: University research group / research institute 
Article Weblink (=direct link): http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=19 ...  
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Toxicological information
 
Short description: Extract: The hypothesis of fetal origins of adult disease posits that early developmental exposures involve epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, that influence adult disease susceptibility. In utero or neonatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a high-production-volume chemical used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic, is associated with higher body weight, increased breast and prostate cancer, and altered reproductive function. This study shows that maternal exposure to this endocrine-active compound shifted the coat color distribution of viable yellow agouti... 
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