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Editorial

The Importance of the Intrauterine Environment in Shaping the Human Neonatal Epigenome

Boris NovakovicCancer, Disease & Developmental Epigenetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children‘s Hospital & Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria3052, AustraliaView further author information
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Richard SafferyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-4 | Published online: 15 Feb 2013

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