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Research Article

Sex- and Tissue-Specific Effects of Binge-Level Prenatal Alcohol Consumption on DNA Methylation at Birth

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Pages 1921-1938 | Received 31 Jul 2021, Accepted 04 Nov 2021, Published online: 29 Nov 2021

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