Prenatal exposure to the plasticizer DEHP increases the likelihood of early-life autism and ADHD symptoms through epigenetic programming.
BACKGROUND Growing evidence implicates prenatal exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a common endocrine-disrupting plasticizer, in the development of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet underlying mechanisms remain unclear. METHODS Here, we examined whether cord blood DNA methyl...