Epigenetic signatures of internal migration in Italy

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1442-1449

  Campanella, Gianluca ^a   Polidoro, Silvia ^b   Di Gaetano, Cornelia ^b   Fiorito, Giovanni ^b,c   Guarrera, Simonetta ^b   Krogh, Vittorio ^d   Palli, Domenico ^e   Panico, Salvatore ^f   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^b,g   Tumino, Rosario ^h   Elliott, Paul ^a   Matullo, Giuseppe ^b,c   Chadeau Hyam, Marc ^a   Vineis, Paolo ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Human Genetics Foundation   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e Istituto per Lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica (ISPO Toscana)   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g Reference Centre for Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention   (Italy)

^h CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental origins of disease; DNA methylation; Migration

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HEALTH RISK; METHYLATION; MIGRATION;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGNOSTIC; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

ITALY;

EID: 84943805939     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu198     Document Type: Article

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