Sex and gender in asthma

NU Chowdhury, VP Guntur… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Asthma is a heterogenous disease, and its prevalence and severity are different in males
versus females through various ages. As children, boys have an increased prevalence of …

Exploring the evidence for epigenetic regulation of environmental influences on child health across generations

CV Breton, R Landon, LG Kahn, MB Enlow… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Environmental exposures, psychosocial stressors and nutrition are all potentially important
influences that may impact health outcomes directly or via interactions with the genome or …

Socioeconomic disadvantage and the pace of biological aging in children

L Raffington, DW Belsky, M Kothari, M Malanchini… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: Saliva DNA methylation and socioeconomic circumstances were measured in
N= 600 children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years (48% female) participating in the Texas …

[HTML][HTML] The early-life exposome and epigenetic age acceleration in children

P de Prado-Bert, C Ruiz-Arenas, M Vives-Usano… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The early-life exposome influences future health and accelerated biological aging has been
proposed as one of the underlying biological mechanisms. We investigated the association …

Prenatal air pollution exposure and neurodevelopment: a review and blueprint for a harmonized approach within ECHO

HE Volk, F Perera, JM Braun, SL Kingsley, K Gray… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Air pollution exposure is ubiquitous with demonstrated effects on morbidity and
mortality. A growing literature suggests that prenatal air pollution exposure impacts …

Epigenome-wide change and variation in DNA methylation in childhood: trajectories from birth to late adolescence

RH Mulder, A Neumann, CAM Cecil… - Human molecular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
DNA methylation (DNAm) is known to play a pivotal role in childhood health and
development, but a comprehensive characterization of genome-wide DNAm trajectories …

Epigenetic alterations of maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy: a narrative review

A Nakamura, O François, J Lepeule - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In utero exposure to maternal tobacco smoking is the leading cause of birth complications in
addition to being associated with later impairment in child's development. Epigenetic …

DNA methylation mediates the effect of maternal smoking on offspring birthweight: a birth cohort study of multi-ethnic US mother–newborn pairs

R Xu, X Hong, B Zhang, W Huang, W Hou, G Wang… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Maternal smoking affects more than half a million pregnancies each year in the
US and is known to result in fetal growth restriction as measured by lower birthweight and its …

DNA methylation signatures of aggression and closely related constructs: A meta-analysis of epigenome-wide studies across the lifespan

J van Dongen, FA Hagenbeek, M Suderman… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation profiles of aggressive behavior may capture lifetime cumulative effects of
genetic, stochastic, and environmental influences associated with aggression. Here, we …

Impact of vitamin C supplementation on placental DNA methylation changes related to maternal smoking: association with gene expression and respiratory outcomes

LE Shorey-Kendrick, CT McEvoy, SM O'Sullivan… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) affects development of multiple
organ systems including the placenta, lung, brain, and vasculature. In particular, children …