Because maternal seropositivity for CMV is associated with substantial protection against
congenital CMV infection, prevention measures have focused mainly on seronegative …

Periconceptional diet may persistently influence DNA methylation levels with phenotypic
consequences. However, a comprehensive assessment of the characteristics of prenatal …

Most disease-associated genetic variants are noncoding, making it challenging to design
experiments to understand their functional consequences 1 , 2 . Identification of expression …

Objective To estimate incidence and risk factors of severe cerebral injury in survivors from
monochorionic pregnancies with selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) and/or birth …

Background Monochorionic twin pregnancies complicated by twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
are typically treated with fetoscopic laser coagulation. Postoperative complications can …

Purpose Some studies suggest that also regarding the patient with a body mass index (BMI)
≥35 kg/m 2 the minimally invasive approach to hysterectomy is superior. However, current …

Although it is assumed that epigenetic mechanisms, such as changes in DNA methylation (DNAm),
underlie the relationship between adverse intrauterine conditions and adult …

We show that epigenome- and transcriptome-wide association studies (EWAS and TWAS)
are prone to significant inflation and bias of test statistics, an unrecognized phenomenon …

Cutaneous allodynia is a common feature accompanying migraine attacks and considered
a clinical marker for central sensitization. In a longitudinal study, we wanted to investigate if …

Importance Tissue verification of noncaseating granulomas is recommended for the diagnosis
of sarcoidosis. Bronchoscopy with transbronchial lung biopsies, the current diagnostic …