Rapid DNA methylation changes after exposure to traffic particles

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 572-578

  Baccarelli, Andrea ^a,b   Wright, Robert O ^b,c   Bollati, Valentina ^a   Tarantini, Letizia ^a   Litonjua, Augusto A ^c   Suh, Helen H ^b   Zanobetti, Antonella ^b   Sparrow, David ^d   Vokonas, Pantel S ^d   Schwartz, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Epigenetic processes; Inhalation exposure; Interspersed repetitive sequences

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALU ELEMENTS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 65249142729     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200807-1097OC     Document Type: Article

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