Combined Influence of Gene-Specific Cord Blood Methylation and Maternal Smoking Habit on Birth Weight

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• AmplifX 1.6.1 by Nicolas Jullien; CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université. http://crn2m.univ-mrs.fr/recherche/equipe-t-brue/jullien-nicolas/programmation/amplifx
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