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8.20. Associations of prenatal depressive symptoms with DNA methylation of HPA axis-related genes and diurnal cortisol profiles in primary school-aged children

V Stonawski , S Frey , Y Golub , N Rohleder , J Kriebel , TW Goecke , PA Fasching , MW Beckmann , J Kornhuber , O Kratz , GH Moll , H Heinrich , A Eichler

To read the full abstract: De Psychopathol. 2019; 31(2): 419431.Environmental stimuli, especially in the pre- and postnatal periods, can have long-lasting effects on offspring development and health. Prenatal exposure to maternal depression, anxiety or stress may alter functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Here, epigenetic modifications of DNA in genes...

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8.20. Associations of prenatal depressive symptoms with DNA methylation of HPA axis-related genes and diurnal cortisol profiles in primary school-aged children

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