Epigenetic epidemiology: Promises for public health research

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 171-183

  Bakulski, Kelly M ^a,b   Fallin, M Daniele ^a,b  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; DNA methylation; Environment; Epidemiology; Epigenetics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGING; ALLELE; ANALYTIC METHOD; DISEASE COURSE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

DISEASE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPIGENETICS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CPG ISLANDS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK;

EID: 84896699790     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.21850     Document Type: Review

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