Epigenetics and early life origins of chronic noncommunicable diseases

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 2 SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Guoying ^a   Walker, Sheila O ^a,b   Hong, Xiumei ^a   Bartell, Tami R ^c   Wang, Xiaobin ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Chronic disease; Early life origin; Epigenetics; Mental health; Obesity

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ADIPONECTIN; CHAPERONE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; HISTONE H3; INTERLEUKIN 10; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RETINOID X RECEPTOR ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOSB;

ADDICTION; ADIPOGENESIS; ALLELE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BIOGENESIS; CHILD NUTRITION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TIME;

EID: 84872525062     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.04.019     Document Type: Review

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