Depression in pregnancy, infant birth weight and DNA methylation of imprint regulatory elements

Epigenetics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 735-746

  Liu, Ying ^a   Murphy, Susan K ^b   Murtha, Amy P ^a   Fuemmeler, Bernard F ^a,c   Schildkraut, Joellen ^a,d   Huang, Zhiqing ^b   Overcash, Francine ^a   Kurtzberg, Joanne ^a,d   Jirtle, Randy ^a   Iversen, Edwin S ^e   Forman, Michele R ^f   Hoyo, Cathrine ^a,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Duke University   (United States)

^f The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Fetal growth retardation; Health status disparities; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DLK1 GENE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; H19 GENE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IGF2 GENE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEG3 GENE; MEST GENE; NNAT GENE; PEG10 GENE; PEG3 GENE; PLAGL1 GENE; PREMATURITY; PROMOTER REGION; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SGCE GENE;

EID: 84863796420     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.20734     Document Type: Article

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