Archived neonatal heel pricks for DNA methylation profiling were only available for a subset of the cohort (109 VLBW, 51 controls), and the characteristics of this subgroup (Additional file 3 : Table S1) were similar to the overall cohort, except that differences between VLBW cases and controls in CO, RV basal dia and neutrophils did not reach statistical significance.
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DNA methylation patterns at birth predict health outcomes in young adults born very low birthweight.
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