Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: understanding the contributions of gene–environment interactions across the lifespan

A Agustí, E Melén, DL DeMeo… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The traditional view of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a self-inflicted
disease caused by tobacco smoking in genetically susceptible individuals has been …

Impact of parental exposure on offspring health in humans

A Jawaid, KL Jehle, IM Mansuy - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
The possibility that parental life experiences and environmental exposures influence mental
and physical health across generations is an important concept in biology and medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Lifelong exposure to air pollution and greenness in relation to asthma, rhinitis and lung function in adulthood

IN Kuiper, C Svanes, I Markevych, S Accordini… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate if air pollution and greenness exposure from birth till adulthood
affects adult asthma, rhinitis and lung function. Methods: We analysed data from 3428 …

Trends in smoking initiation in Europe over 40 years: a retrospective cohort study

A Marcon, G Pesce, L Calciano, V Bellisario… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Tobacco consumption is the largest avoidable health risk. Understanding
changes of smoking over time and across populations is crucial to implementing health …

Cigarette smoking significantly alters sperm DNA methylation patterns

TG Jenkins, ER James, DF Alonso, JR Hoidal… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous health consequences of tobacco smoke exposure have been characterized, and
the effects of smoking on traditional measures of male fertility are well described. However, a …

Transgenerational epigenetic influences of paternal environmental exposures on brain function and predisposition to psychiatric disorders

S Yeshurun, AJ Hannan - Molecular Psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
In recent years, striking new evidence has demonstrated non-genetic inheritance of
acquired traits associated with parental environmental exposures. In particular, this …

A three-generation study on the association of tobacco smoking with asthma

S Accordini, L Calciano, A Johannessen… - International journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Mothers' smoking during pregnancy increases asthma risk in their offspring.
There is some evidence that grandmothers' smoking may have a similar effect, and …

Fathers' preconception smoking and offspring DNA methylation

NT Kitaba, GTM Knudsen, A Johannessen… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Experimental studies suggest that exposures may impact respiratory health
across generations via epigenetic changes transmitted specifically through male germ cells …

Paternal preconception modifiable risk factors for adverse pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a review of contemporary evidence from observational studies

T Carter, D Schoenaker, J Adams, A Steel - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background The preconception period represents transgenerational opportunities to
optimize modifiable risk factors associated with both short and long-term adverse health …

Measurement error is often neglected in medical literature: a systematic review

TB Brakenhoff, M Mitroiu, RH Keogh… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives In medical research, covariates (eg, exposure and confounder variables) are
often measured with error. While it is well accepted that this introduces bias and imprecision …