Early gestation as the critical time-window for changes in the prenatal environment to affect the adult human blood methylome

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1211-1223

  Tobi, Elmar W ^a   Slieker, Roderick C ^a   Stein, Aryeh D ^b   Suchiman, H Eka D ^a   Eline Slagboom, P ^a   Van Zwet, Erik W ^a   Heijmans, Bastiaan T ^a   Lumey, L H ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Dutch famine; Exposure; Hunger winter; Nutrition; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE;

BLOOD; DNA; FOOD LIMITATION; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SIBLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CPG ISLAND; DELIVERY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GROWTH; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SIBLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETICS; HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; STARVATION;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STARVATION;

EID: 84930814243     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv043     Document Type: Article

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