Even though the importance of epigenetics was first recognized in light of its role in tissue
development, an increasing amount of evidence has shown that it also plays an important …

Epigenetics plays a key role in cellular development and function. Alterations to the
epigenome are thought to capture and mediate the effects of genetic and environmental risk …

Children born small for gestational age (SGA), defined as a birth weight and/or length
below− 2 SD score (SDS), comprise a heterogeneous group. The causes of SGA are …

Abstract Purpose of Review The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)
hypothesis posits that the perinatal environment can impact fetal and later life health. The …

Diseases diagnosed in adulthood may have antecedents throughout (including prenatal)
life. Gaining a better understanding of how exposures at different stages in the lifecourse …

Background: Several studies have shown effects of current and maternal smoking during
pregnancy on DNA methylation of CpG sites in newborns and later in life. Here, we …

Background Fetal smoke exposure is a common and key avoidable risk factor for birth
complications and seems to influence later risk of overweight. It is unclear whether this …

The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review of the known epigenetic alterations
caused by cigarette smoke; establish an evidence-based perspective of their clinical value …

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 …

Prenatal maternal smoking is a risk factor for lower birth weight. We performed epigenome-
wide association analyses of placental DNA methylation (DNAm) at 720,077 cytosine …