[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

CG Bell, R Lowe, PD Adams, AA Baccarelli, S Beck… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic clocks comprise a set of CpG sites whose DNA methylation levels measure
subject age. These clocks are acknowledged as a highly accurate molecular correlate of …

From promises to practical strategies in epigenetic epidemiology

J Mill, BT Heijmans - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
The epigenome has been heralded as a key'missing piece'of the aetiological puzzle for
complex phenotypes across the biomedical sciences. The standard research approaches …

The epigenome: archive of the prenatal environment

BT Heijmans, EW Tobi, LH Lumey, PE Slagboom - Epigenetics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
World-wide, research initiatives are in progress to establish the role of the epigenome in
human disease. Empirical data are still scarce, but particularly studies investigating how the …

Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

U Võsa, A Claringbould, HJ Westra, MJ Bonder… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Trait-associated genetic variants affect complex phenotypes primarily via regulatory
mechanisms on the transcriptome. To investigate the genetics of gene expression, we …

Persistent epigenetic differences associated with prenatal exposure to famine in humans

BT Heijmans, EW Tobi, AD Stein… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Extensive epidemiologic studies have suggested that adult disease risk is associated with
adverse environmental conditions early in development. Although the mechanisms behind …

DNA methylation differences after exposure to prenatal famine are common and timing-and sex-specific

EW Tobi, LH Lumey, RP Talens… - Human molecular …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Prenatal famine in humans has been associated with various later-life consequences,
depending on the gestational timing of the insult and the sex of the exposed individual …

Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity

S Wahl, A Drong, B Lehne, M Loh, WR Scott, S Kunze… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight or affected by obesity, and are at
risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and related metabolic and …

Unraveling the polygenic architecture of complex traits using blood eQTL metaanalysis

U Võsa, A Claringbould, HJ Westra, MJ Bonder… - BioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
While many disease-associated variants have been identified through genome-wide
association studies, their downstream molecular consequences remain unclear. To identify …

Disease variants alter transcription factor levels and methylation of their binding sites

MJ Bonder, R Luijk, DV Zhernakova, M Moed… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Most disease-associated genetic variants are noncoding, making it challenging to design
experiments to understand their functional consequences,. Identification of expression …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation signatures link prenatal famine exposure to growth and metabolism

EW Tobi, JJ Goeman, R Monajemi, H Gu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Periconceptional diet may persistently influence DNA methylation levels with phenotypic
consequences. However, a comprehensive assessment of the characteristics of prenatal …