Epigenetics: Health & Disease

Epigenetics: Health & Disease

Looking beyond our DNA. Horizons in bioscience.  [PDF 10.63 MB] The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) (2014)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Infographic: What are we learning from epigenetics? An emerging field that could transform how we look at disease causes and prevention

Epigenetics: relevance and implications for public health. 
Rozek LS, et al. Annu Rev Public Health. 2014;35:105-22

Enhancing the understanding of asthma. 
Golnaz Vahedi et al. Nature Immunology, July 21, 2014

What is epigenetics? 
Guy Riddihough, Laura M. Zahn, Science 2010

Epigenetics: The sins of the father. The roots of inheritance may extend beyond the genome, but the mechanisms remain a puzzle. 
Virginia Hughes, Nature  5 March 2014

Epigenetics: Epigenomics road map. 
Hannah Stower. Nature Reviews Genetics 14, 152 2013

'Epigenetic' gene tweaks seem to trigger cancer, by Helen Thomson, the New Scientist, Jul 25

Maltreatment affects the way children's genes are activated, Science Daily, Jul 24

Identification of DNA methylation changes in newborns related to maternal smoking during pregnancy. Christina A. Markunas et al. Environmental Health Perspectives, July 2014

Smoking mothers may alter the DNA of their children, Jennifer Balmer, News Science Magazine, Jul 28

Epigenetics can drive cancer, may be target for new treatments, by Kenrick Vezina, Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 29