ArticleClinical epigenetics2018
Epigenetic gestational age acceleration: a prospective cohort study investigating associations with familial, sociodemographic and birth characteristics.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cord blood epigenome-wide meta-analysis in six European-based child cohorts identifies signatures linked to rapid weight growth.BMC medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Maternal Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Offspring Epigenetic Clock of Gestational Age at Birth: A Post-hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Epigenetics · 2020Trial
- Immune pathways and prenatal/perinatal environmental exposures contribute to epigenetic gestational age prediction and acceleration.Epigenetics · 2026Article
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- Association between placental epigenetic age acceleration and early postnatal growth patterns.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The association of prenatal ambient air pollution with placental epigenetic gestational age at birth.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Sex-specific effects of in utero exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on placental development.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Associations of epigenetic age acceleration at birth and age 12 years with adolescent cardiometabolic risk: the HOME study.Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- Epigenetic Clock at Birth and Childhood Blood Pressure Trajectory: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2024Article
- Newborn DNA methylation age differentiates long-term weight trajectories: the Boston Birth Cohort.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Gestational DNA methylation age as a marker for fetal development and birth outcomes: findings from the Boston Birth Cohort.Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Prenatal stress and gestational epigenetic age: No evidence of associations based on a large prospective multi-cohort study.Research square · 2024Article
- Consistent cord blood DNA methylation signatures of gestational age between South Asian and white European cohorts.Clinical epigenetics · 2024Article
- Evidence of reduced gestational age in response to in utero arsenic exposure and implications for aging trajectories of the newborn.Environment international · 2024Article
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- Epigenetic age acceleration, neonatal morbidities, and neurobehavioral profiles in infants born very preterm.Epigenetics · 2023Article
- Associations of green and blue space exposure in pregnancy with epigenetic gestational age acceleration.Epigenetics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Gestational age at delivery is associated with health and social outcomes. Recently, cord blood DNA methylation data has been used to predict gestational age. The discrepancy between gestational age predicted from DNA methylation and determined by ultrasound or last menstrual period is known as gestational age acceleration. This study investigated associations of sex, socioeconomic status, parental behaviours and characteristics and birth outcomes with gestational age acceleration. Results: Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ( Conclusions: The associations of higher maternal body mass index and larger birth size with greater gestational age acceleration may imply that maternal overweight and obesity is associated with more rapid development of the fetus in utero. The implications of gestational age acceleration for postnatal health warrant further investigation.
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