DNA methylation provides insight into intergenerational risk for preterm birth in African Americans

Epigenetics

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 784-792

  Parets, Sasha E ^a,b   Conneely, Karen N ^a,b   Kilaru, Varun ^b   Menon, Ramkumar ^c   Smith, Alicia K ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; DNA methylation; DOHaD; Epigenetic; EWAS; Gestational age; Heritability; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949937259     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2015.1062964     Document Type: Article

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