DNA methylation in imprinted genes IGF2 and GNASXL is associated with prenatal maternal stress

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 573-582

  Vangeel, E B ^a,b   Izzi, B ^b   Hompes, T ^a,c   Vansteelandt, K ^c   Lambrechts, D ^d,e   Freson, K ^b   Claes, S ^a,c  

^a KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d University of Leuven   (Belgium)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Depression; Development; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; GNAS; IGF2; Imprinting; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

GNASXL PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMOGRANIN; GNAS PROTEIN, HUMAN; IGF2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; PREGNANCY RELATED ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHROMOGRANINS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955340673     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12249     Document Type: Article

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