of borderline significancep = 0.06
The difference was significant for placental tissue (p < 0.01, n = 158) and of borderline significance for infant WBC (p = 0.06, n = 135), control- ling for potential confounders (11,69).
The difference was significant for placental tissue (p < 0.01, n = 158) and of borderline significance for infant WBC (p = 0.06, n = 135), control- ling for potential confounders (11,69).
With respect to developmental effects, our observation of a highly significant inverse correlation between decreased head circumference at birth and increased PAH-DNA binding (27) is consistent with other evidence that the developing CNS is particularly sensitive to DNA-damaging agents (91-93) and may respond by activating apoptotic path- ways (27).