Age-Associated Sperm DNA Methylation Alterations: Possible Implications in Offspring Disease Susceptibility

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Jenkins, Timothy G ^a   Aston, Kenneth I ^a   Pflueger, Christian ^b   Cairns, Bradley R ^b,c   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SPERM DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL AGE; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM DONOR; ANIMAL; AUTISM; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL AGE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84905454836     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004458     Document Type: Article

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