Maternal immune activation and neuroinflammation in human neurodevelopmental disorders

VX Han, S Patel, HF Jones, RC Dale - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Maternal health during pregnancy plays a major role in sha** health and disease risks in
the offspring. The maternal immune activation hypothesis proposes that inflammatory …

Environmental influences on the epigenome: exposure-associated DNA methylation in human populations

EM Martin, RC Fry - Annual review of public health, 2018 - annualreviews.org
DNA methylation is the most well studied of the epigenetic regulators in relation to
environmental exposures. To date, numerous studies have detailed the manner by which …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge gaps in understanding the metabolic and clinical effects of excess folates/folic acid: a summary, and perspectives, from an NIH workshop

P Maruvada, PJ Stover, JB Mason, RL Bailey… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Folate, an essential nutrient found naturally in foods in a reduced form, is present in dietary
supplements and fortified foods in an oxidized synthetic form (folic acid). There is …

Perinatal and early-life nutrition, epigenetics, and allergy

N Acevedo, B Alashkar Alhamwe, L Caraballo, M Ding… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological studies have shown a dramatic increase in the incidence and the
prevalence of allergic diseases over the last several decades. Environmental triggers …

The Generation R Study: design and cohort update 2017

MN Kooijman, CJ Kruithof, CM van Duijn… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Generation R Study is a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal
life until adulthood. The study is designed to identify early environmental and genetic causes …

Genetic contributions to autism spectrum disorder

A Havdahl, M Niarchou, A Starnawska… - Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Autism spectrum disorder (autism) is a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
conditions characterized by early childhood-onset impairments in communication and social …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of DNA methylation and childhood asthma

SE Reese, CJ Xu, HT Den Dekker, MK Lee… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Epigenetic mechanisms, including methylation, can contribute to childhood
asthma. Identifying DNA methylation profiles in asthmatic patients can inform disease …

Social adversity and epigenetic aging: a multi-cohort study on socioeconomic differences in peripheral blood DNA methylation

G Fiorito, S Polidoro, PA Dugué, M Kivimaki, E Ponzi… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with earlier onset of age-related chronic
conditions and reduced life-expectancy, but the underlying biomolecular mechanisms …

Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight

LK Küpers, C Monnereau, GC Sharp, P Yousefi… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Birthweight is associated with health outcomes across the life course, DNA methylation may
be an underlying mechanism. In this meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies …

Cohort profile: pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium

JF Felix, BR Joubert, AA Baccarelli… - International journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetics refers to mitotically heritable changes to the DNA, which do not affect the DNA
sequence, but can influence its function. Currently, DNA methylation is the most studied …