Changes in DNA methylation at the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor may be a new biomarker for smoking

Clinical Epigenetics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Philibert, Robert A ^a   Beach, Steven R H ^b   Lei, Man Kit ^b   Brody, Gene H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor; Biomarker; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Lymphocytes; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COTININE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR GENE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894873757     PISSN: 18687075     EISSN: 18687083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1868-7083-5-19     Document Type: Article

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