Intrauterine programming of obesity and type 2 diabetes

DS Fernandez-Twinn, L Hjort, B Novakovic, SE Ozanne… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
The type 2 diabetes epidemic and one of its predisposing factors, obesity, are major
influences on global health and economic burden. It is accepted that genetics and the …

Smoking and pregnancy: Epigenetics and developmental origins of the metabolic syndrome

JM Rogers - Birth defects research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal smoking causes lower birth weight, birth defects, and other adverse pregnancy
outcomes. Epidemiological evidence over the past four decades has grown stronger and the …

DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis

BR Joubert, JF Felix, P Yousefi, KM Bakulski… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …

DNA methylation as a mediator of the association between prenatal adversity and risk factors for metabolic disease in adulthood

EW Tobi, RC Slieker, R Luijk, KF Dekkers, AD Stein… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Although it is assumed that epigenetic mechanisms, such as changes in DNA methylation
(DNAm), underlie the relationship between adverse intrauterine conditions and adult …

Data resource profile: accessible resource for integrated epigenomic studies (ARIES)

CL Relton, T Gaunt, W McArdle, K Ho… - International journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
ARIES is a population-based resource of DNA methylation data accessible by the research
community, established with the aim of improving our understanding of the determinants and …

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 …

Epigenetic regulation in development: is the mouse a good model for the human?

CW Hanna, H Demond, G Kelsey - Human reproduction update, 2018 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Over the past few years, advances in molecular technologies have allowed
unprecedented mapping of epigenetic modifications in gametes and during early embryonic …

Smoking induces coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in adipose tissue with consequences for metabolic health

PC Tsai, CA Glastonbury, MN Eliot, S Bollepalli, I Yet… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for multiple diseases, including cardiovascular
disease and diabetes. Many smoking-associated signals have been detected in the blood …

DNA methylation: a potential mediator between air pollution and metabolic syndrome

P Poursafa, Z Kamali, E Fraszczyk, HM Boezen… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Given the global increase in air pollution and its crucial role in human health, as well as the
steep rise in prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), a better understanding of the …