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Maternal alcohol consumption and offspring DNA methylation: findings from six general population-based birth cohorts

Gemma C Sharp1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;3 School of Oral&Dental Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKView further author information
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Ryan Arathimos1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah E Reese4 Division of Intramural Research, Department of Health&Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Christian M Page5 Division for Mental&Physical Health, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway;6 Oslo Centre for Biostatistics&Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Janine Felix7 The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;8 Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;9 Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Leanne K Küpers1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;10 Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman11 Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Chunyu Liu12 The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA;13 The Population Sciences Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung,&Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA;14 Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
, The Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology plus (CHARGE +) methylation alcohol working group,
Kimberley Burrows1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UKView further author information
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Shanshan Zhao4 Division of Intramural Research, Department of Health&Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Maria C Magnus1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;5 Division for Mental&Physical Health, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Liesbeth Duijts7 The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;15 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine&Allergology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;16 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Eva Corpeleijn10 Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Dawn L DeMeo17 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham&Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Augusto Litonjua17 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham&Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Andrea Baccarelli18 Laboratory of Precision Environmental Biosciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Marie-France Hivert11 Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA;19 Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Emily Oken11 Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Harold Snieder10 Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Vincent Jaddoe7 The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;8 Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;9 Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Wenche Nystad5 Division for Mental&Physical Health, Department of Non-Communicable Diseases, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Stephanie J London4 Division of Intramural Research, Department of Health&Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAView further author information
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Caroline L Relton1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UKView further author information
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Luisa Zuccolo1 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK;2 School of Social&Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UKView further author information
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Pages 27-42 | Received 03 Aug 2017, Accepted 27 Sep 2017, Published online: 27 Nov 2017

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