[HTML][HTML] Folate and DNA methylation: a review of molecular mechanisms and the evidence for folate's role

KS Crider, TP Yang, RJ Berry, LB Bailey - Advances in nutrition, 2012 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification critical to normal genome
regulation and development. The vitamin folate is a key source of the one carbon group …

Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer drug discovery

CJ Lovitt, TB Shelper, VM Avery - Biology, 2014 - mdpi.com
Human cancer cell lines are an integral part of drug discovery practices. However, modeling
the complexity of cancer utilizing these cell lines on standard plastic substrata, does not …

Differential DNA methylation in purified human blood cells: implications for cell lineage and studies on disease susceptibility

LE Reinius, N Acevedo, M Joerink, G Pershagen… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Methylation of cytosines at CpG sites is a common epigenetic DNA modification that can be
measured by a large number of methods, now even in a genome-wide manner for hundreds …

Cigarette smoking reduces DNA methylation levels at multiple genomic loci but the effect is partially reversible upon cessation

LG Tsaprouni, TP Yang, J Bell, KJ Dick, S Kanoni… - Epigenetics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Smoking is a major risk factor in many diseases. Genome wide association studies have
linked genes for nicotine dependence and smoking behavior to increased risk of …

Aging and environmental exposures alter tissue-specific DNA methylation dependent upon CpG island context

BC Christensen, EA Houseman, CJ Marsit… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Epigenetic control of gene transcription is critical for normal human development and
cellular differentiation. While alterations of epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation have …

Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects

V Bollati, J Schwartz, R Wright, A Litonjua… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2009 - Elsevier
Loss of genomic DNA methylation has been found in a variety of common human age-
related diseases. Whether DNA methylation decreases over time as individuals age is …

Significant differences in global genomic DNA methylation by gender and race/ethnicity in peripheral blood

FF Zhang, R Cardarelli, J Carroll, KG Fulda, M Kaur… - Epigenetics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Reduced levels of global DNA methylation are associated with genomic instability and are
independent predictors of cancer risk. Little is known about the environmental determinants …

Ischemic heart disease and stroke in relation to blood DNA methylation

A Baccarelli, R Wright, V Bollati, A Litonjua… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Epigenetic features such as DNA hypomethylation have been associated with
conditions related to cardiovascular risk. We evaluated whether lower blood DNA …

Cigarette smoking behaviors and time since quitting are associated with differential DNA methylation across the human genome

ES Wan, W Qiu, A Baccarelli, VJ Carey… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The impact of cigarette smoking can persist for extended periods following smoking
cessation and may involve epigenetic reprogramming. Changes in DNA methylation …

DNA methylation in white blood cells: association with risk factors in epidemiologic studies

MB Terry, L Delgado-Cruzata, N Vin-Raviv, HC Wu… - Epigenetics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Alterations in DNA methylation patterns, both at specific loci and overall in the genome, have
been associated with many different health outcomes. In cancer and other diseases, most of …