Maternal plasma folate impacts differential DNA methylation in an epigenome-wide meta-analysis of newborns

oleh: Bonnie R. Joubert, Herman T. den Dekker, Janine F. Felix, Jon Bohlin, Symen Ligthart, Emma Beckett, Henning Tiemeier, Joyce B. van Meurs, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Siri E. Håberg, Sarah E. Reese, Marjolein J. Peters, Bettina Kulle Andreassen, Eric A. P. Steegers, Roy M. Nilsen, Stein E. Vollset, Øivind Midttun, Per M. Ueland, Oscar H. Franco, Abbas Dehghan, Johan C. de Jongste, Michael C. Wu, Tianyuan Wang, Shyamal D. Peddada, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Wenche Nystad, Liesbeth Duijts, Stephanie J. London

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-02-01

Deskripsi

Folic acid is routinely recommended for women trying to conceive to ensure proper fetal development. Here, the authors perform a large epigenomics study to examine which fetal epigenetic changes are associated with varied maternal plasma folate levels.