A peripheral epigenetic signature of immune system genes is linked to neocortical thickness and memory
oleh: Virginie Freytag, Tania Carrillo-Roa, Annette Milnik, Philipp G. Sämann, Vanja Vukojevic, David Coynel, Philippe Demougin, Tobias Egli, Leo Gschwind, Frank Jessen, Eva Loos, Wolfgang Maier, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Martin Scherer, Christian Vogler, Michael Wagner, Elisabeth B. Binder, Dominique J. -F. de Quervain, Andreas Papassotiropoulos
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Cortical thickness has high heritability estimates and is known to be influenced by genetic factors. Here, Freytag and colleagues show that DNA methylation patterns of peripheral blood monocytes are also correlated with cortical thickness and memory performance in human.