[HTML][HTML] Role of epigenetics in biology and human diseases

A Moosavi, AM Ardekani - Iranian biomedical journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For a long time, scientists have tried to describe disorders just by genetic or environmental
factors. However, the role of epigenetics in human diseases has been considered from a …

Epigenetic mechanisms in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders: a systematic review of empirical human findings

L Smigielski, V Jagannath, W Rössler, S Walitza… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are highly debilitating psychiatric conditions
that lack a clear etiology and exhibit polygenic inheritance underlain by pleiotropic genes …

Epigenomic dysregulation in schizophrenia: in search of disease etiology and biomarkers

B Khavari, MJ Cairns - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with a complex array of signs and symptoms
that causes very significant disability in young people. While schizophrenia has a strong …

Developmental programming of oxytocin through variation in early-life stress: Four meta-analyses and a theoretical reinterpretation

BJ Ellis, AJ Horn, CS Carter, MH van IJzendoorn… - Clinical Psychology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite evidence supporting a role for oxytocin (OT) in regulating social behavior,
surprisingly little is known about how this neuropeptide is calibrated during development …

DNA methylation and schizophrenia: current literature and future perspective

T Magwai, KB Shangase, FO Oginga, B Chiliza… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by dissociation of thoughts, idea,
identity, and emotions. It has no central pathophysiological mechanism and precise …

Methylome-wide association study of schizophrenia: identifying blood biomarker signatures of environmental insults

KA Aberg, JL McClay, S Nerella, S Clark… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Epigenetic studies present unique opportunities to advance schizophrenia
research because they can potentially account for many of its clinical features and suggest …

Epigenetics and ADHD: reflections on current knowledge, research priorities and translational potential

CAM Cecil, JT Nigg - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2022 - Springer
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and debilitating
neurodevelopmental disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors …

DNA methylation links prenatal smoking exposure to later life health outcomes in offspring

P Wiklund, V Karhunen, RC Richmond, P Parmar… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with adverse offspring health
outcomes across their life course. We hypothesize that DNA methylation is a potential …

Methylomic analysis of salivary DNA in childhood ADHD identifies altered DNA methylation in VIPR2

B Wilmot, R Fry, L Smeester, ED Musser… - Journal of Child …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Peripheral epigenetic marks hold promise for understanding psychiatric illness
and may represent fingerprints of gene–environment interactions. We conducted an initial …

Early life adversity, genomic plasticity, and psychopathology

G Turecki, VK Ota, SI Belangero, A Jackowski… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Child maltreatment is associated with an increased risk of psychiatric disorders, and a range
of health problems later in life. Research suggests that adverse events early in life can lead …