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Research Paper

Maternal Mediterranean diet in pregnancy and newborn DNA methylation: a meta-analysis in the PACE Consortium

Leanne K. Küpersa The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;b Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-5215View further author information
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Sílvia Fernández-Barrésc ISGlobal, Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain;d Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain;e Ciber Epidemiología Y Salud Pública (Ciberesp), SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-2291View further author information
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Aayah Nounuf MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;g Bristol Medical School Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3579-1864View further author information
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Chloe Friedmanh Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA;i Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (Lead) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3660-5373View further author information
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Ruby Forej Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Giulia Mancanof MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;g Bristol Medical School Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-4836View further author information
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Dana Dabeleah Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA;i Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (Lead) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;k Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-8929View further author information
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Sheryl L. Rifas-Shimanj Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-920XView further author information
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Rosa H. Muldera The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;b Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-1704View further author information
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Emily Okenj Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-3339View further author information
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Laura Johnsonf MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;l Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-3154View further author information
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Mariona Bustamantec ISGlobal, Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain;d Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain;e Ciber Epidemiología Y Salud Pública (Ciberesp), SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0127-2860View further author information
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Vincent W.V. Jaddoea The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;b Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2939-0041View further author information
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Marie-France Hivertj Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA;m Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7752-2585View further author information
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Anne P. Starlingh Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA;i Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (Lead) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;n Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6638-8314View further author information
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Jeanne H.M. de Vrieso Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6495-4207View further author information
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Gemma C. Sharpf MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;g Bristol Medical School Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-4035View further author information
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Martine Vrijheidc ISGlobal, Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain;d Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain;e Ciber Epidemiología Y Salud Pública (Ciberesp), SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7090-1758View further author information
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Janine F. Felixa The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;b Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1419-1431 | Received 27 Oct 2021, Accepted 01 Feb 2022, Published online: 02 Mar 2022

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