Environmental chemicals and DNA methylation in adults: a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence.

Clin Epigenetics · 2015 · PMC4433069 · PMID 25984247

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marginally significantno p-value reported

Among five studies evaluating global or candidate gene methylation, three studies reported significant or marginally significant associations with cadmium biomarkers [ 19 , 54 , 55 ].

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showed a trendno p-value reported

In general, studies mostly showed a trend towards positive associations of cadmium exposure and DNA methylation.

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