DNA methylation, behavior and early life adversity

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 331-338

  Szyf, Moshe ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demethylase; DNA methylation; Early life adversity; Epigenetics; Glucocorticoids; Maternal care; Socioeconomic status; Stress

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AGOUTI PROTEIN; CADHERIN; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PROTOCADHERIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIVISION; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DEMETHYLATION; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMBEDDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROOMING; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; LIFESPAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; RETROPOSON; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

DEMETHYLASE; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY LIFE ADVERSITY; EPIGENETICS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MATERNAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; DNA METHYLATION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOMICS; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880620752     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.06.004     Document Type: Review

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