Early-life disruption of epigenetic marks may contribute to the origins of mental illness

Epigenomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-357

  Lee, Elliot R ^a   Alisch, Reid S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; biomarkers; bipolar disorder; depression; DNA methylation; epigenetics; post traumatic stress disorder; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC LOCI; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84865517979     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.12.35     Document Type: Review

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