Exploring possible epigenetic mediation of early-life environmental exposures on adiposity and obesity development

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1191-1198

  Richmond, Rebecca C ^a   Timpson, Nicholas J ^a   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE;

BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; DENMARK; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

ADIPOSITY; DENMARK; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBESITY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84943787604     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv066     Document Type: Review

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