Prenatal famine and genetic variation are independently and additively associated with DNA methylation at regulatory loci within IGF2/H19.

Both the early environment and genetic variation may affect DNA methylation, which is one of the major molecular marks of the epigenome. The combined effect of these factors on a well-defined locus has not been studied to date. We evaluated the association of periconceptional exposure to the Dutch F...

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Main Authors: Elmar W Tobi, P Eline Slagboom, Jenny van Dongen, Dennis Kremer, Aryeh D Stein, Hein Putter, Bastiaan T Heijmans, L H Lumey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364289?pdf=render