The early-life social environment and DNA methylation

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-349

  Szyf, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Early life; Epigenetics; Social environment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA1; 5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE; ARGIPRESSIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84858285395     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2012.01843.x     Document Type: Review

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