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Boys who smoke in their early teens found to risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children
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Boys who smoke in their early teens found to risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children

By University of Southampton smoking teensCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function. Research published in Clinical Epigenetics is the first human study to reveal the biological mechanism behind the...