Introduction: Immune dysregulation is suggested to play an important aetiological role in
schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) potentially driving neurodevelopmental …

All land plants so far examined use DNA methylation to silence transposons (TEs). DNA
methylation therefore appears to have been co-opted in evolution from an original function …

Surprising findings about human germline mutation have come from applying new
technologies to detect rare mutations in germline DNA, from analysing DNA sequence …

Widespread persistence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment has
mandated the need to study their potential effects on an individual's long-term health after …

Genomic imprinting results in monoallelic gene expression in a parent-of-origin–dependent
manner. It is achieved by the differential epigenetic marking of parental alleles. Over the past …

Abstract Benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) is an established carcinogen and reproductive and
developmental toxicant. BaP exposure in humans and animals has been linked to infertility …

In mammals, the transcriptome of large noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) is believed to be greater
than that of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Some lncRNAs, especially large intergenic …

Female reproductive success critically depends on the size and quality of a finite ovarian
reserve. Paradoxically, mammals eliminate up to 80% of the initial oocyte pool through the …

Numerous clinical, physiopathological and epidemiological studies have underlined the
detrimental or beneficial role of nutritional factors in complex inflammation related disorders …

Epigenetics refers to molecular factors and processes around DNA that can affect genome
activity and gene expression independent of DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms drive …