Epigenetics and environmental chemicals

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Baccarelli, Andrea ^a   Bollati, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Environment; Epigenetics; Histone modification; microRNA

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIOXIN; METHYLMERCURY; MICRORNA; NICKEL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CATALYSIS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67749129297     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32832925cc     Document Type: Review

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