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JOGNN-JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC AND NEONATAL NURSING
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 174-182Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12559
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behavioral epigenetics; neonatal intensive care unit; preterm birth; stress
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- Italian Health Ministry for research on epigenetics mechanisms and early stress in preterm birth
- Ricerca Corrente: Studio della reattivita dell'asse ipotalamo ipofisiario in bambini nati fortemente pretermine: fattori genetici e meccanismi epigenetici associati allo stress sociale
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Epigenetics refers to chemical modifications leading to changes in gene expression without any alteration of the DNA structure. We suggest ways through which epigenetic mechanisms might contribute to alter developmental trajectories in preterm infants. Although theoretical and methodological issues still need to be addressed, we discuss how epigenetics might be an emergent research field with potential innovative insights for researchers and clinicians involved in the neonatal care of preterm infants.
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