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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2016 Apr-Jun;39(2):E17–E30. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000110

Figure 2. Exposome Penetrance.

Figure 2

Exogenous factors in the maternal environment are also the exposome of the offspring while in utero. The exposure may impact fetal development by passing directly to the fetus or by altering maternal endogenous factors (i.e. hormones) that may alter the in utero environment. Exposures during development may alter predisposition to disease in the offspring.