Epigenetics and Colorectal Neoplasia: the Evidence for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

Current Colorectal Cancer Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 388-396

  Hibler, Elizabeth ^a  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal adenoma; Colorectal neoplasms; DNA methylation; Epigenetic age; Epigenetics; EWAS; miRNA; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 181A; MICRORNA 18A; MICRORNA 21; MICRORNA 27A; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CPG ISLAND; DIET; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84947866684     PISSN: 15563790     EISSN: 15563804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11888-015-0296-z     Document Type: Review

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