Epigenetic Modifications in Placenta are Associated with the Child’s Sensitization to Allergens

Figure 1

The association between placental tissue histone acetylation levels at promoter regions of (a) IFNG (H3), (b) HDAC4 (H4), and (c) SH2B3 (H3) genes and the risk of sensitization to food allergens in children. For the methodology of statistical calculations, please, see Methods. Anth + Part-anth denotes a combined anthroposophic and partly anthroposophic lifestyle group and Non-anth the nonanthroposophic lifestyle. OR denotes odds ratio; 95% CI, confidence interval.

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