The key role of epigenetics in human disease prevention and mitigation

AP Feinberg - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Epigenetics in Disease Prevention and Mitigation Epigenetics is the regulation of gene
expression through alterations in DNA or associated factors (other than the DNA sequence) …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood maltreatment and DNA methylation: A systematic review

CAM Cecil, Y Zhang, T Nolte - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
DNA methylation (DNAm)–an epigenetic process that regulates gene expression–may
represent a mechanism for the biological embedding of early traumatic experiences …

To predict, prevent, and manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a review of pathophysiology, treatment, and biomarkers

GI Al Jowf, ZT Ahmed, RA Reijnders, L de Nijs… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can become a chronic and severely disabling
condition resulting in a reduced quality of life and increased economic burden. The disorder …

Successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder reverses DNA methylation marks

CH Vinkers, E Geuze, SJH van Rooij, M Kennis… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Epigenetic mechanisms play a role in the detrimental effects of traumatic stress and the
development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, it is unknown whether …

Recent genetics and epigenetics approaches to PTSD

NP Daskalakis, CM Rijal, C King, LM Huckins… - Current psychiatry …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Following a life-threatening traumatic exposure, about 10% of
those exposed are at considerable risk for develo** posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

The effects of trauma, with or without PTSD, on the transgenerational DNA methylation alterations in human offsprings

NA Youssef, L Lockwood, S Su, G Hao, BPF Rutten - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Exposure to psychological trauma is a strong risk factor for several debilitating disorders
including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Besides the impact on …

A review of epigenetic contributions to post-traumatic stress disorder

H Howie, CM Rijal, KJ Ressler - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a syndrome which serves as a classic example of
psychiatric disorders that result from the intersection of nature and nurture, or gene and …

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR

AK Smith, A Ratanatharathorn, AX Maihofer… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Epigenetic differences may help to distinguish between PTSD cases and trauma-exposed
controls. Here, we describe the results of the largest DNA methylation meta-analysis of …

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD symptom severity in three military cohorts implicates DNA methylation changes in genes involved in immune system and …

S Katrinli, AX Maihofer, AH Wani, JR Pfeiffer… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Epigenetic factors modify the effects of environmental factors on biological outcomes.
Identification of epigenetic changes that associate with PTSD is therefore a crucial step in …

DNA methylation and expression profiles of whole blood in Parkinson's disease

AR Henderson, Q Wang, B Meechoovet… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative
disease. It is presently only accurately diagnosed at an advanced stage by a series of motor …