Epigenetic epidemiology: The rebirth of soft inheritance

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 8-15

  Hanson, Mark A ^a,d   Low, Felicia M ^b   Gluckman, Peter D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental origins of health and disease; Developmental plasticity; Epigenetics; Gestational diabetes; Mismatch; Non communicable diseases; Predictive adaptive responses; Soft inheritance

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; LIPID STORAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860390187     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328033     Document Type: Article

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