Adiposity is associated with DNA methylation profile in adipose tissue

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1277-1287

  Agha, Golareh ^a   E Houseman, Andres ^b   Kelsey, Karl T ^c,d   Eaton, Charles B ^c,d   Buka, Stephen L ^c   Loucks, Eric B ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Adiposity; DNA methylation; Epigenetics

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN;

BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DNA; FAT; GENETICS; METHYLATION; MUSCLE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; DNA METHYLATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84943792919     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu236     Document Type: Article

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