ArticleCurrent opinion in systems biology2017
Population Epigenetics.
Article in Current opinion in systems biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Population epigenetics: Historical notes and applications in human health.Genetics and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Plant pangenomes for crop improvement, biodiversity and evolution.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2024Review
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- Population Epigenetics: The Extent of DNA Methylation Variation in Wild Animal Populations.Epigenomes · 2022Review
- Toxicoepigenetics for Risk Assessment: Bridging the Gap Between Basic and Regulatory Science.Epigenetics insights · 2022Article
- Phenotypic Response to Light Versus Shade Associated with DNA Methylation Changes in Snapdragon Plants (Genes · 2021Article
- Sources of epigenetic variation and their applications in natural populations.Evolutionary applications · 2020Article
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- Developmental Epigenetics: Phenotype and the Flexible Epigenome.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2018Article
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Abstract
The field of epigenetics is maturing, with increased interest in understanding the normal regulation of the genome and the possibility that it becomes reprogrammed aberrantly as part of the cause of disease phenotypes. Applying the current technologies and insights to the study of human populations is potentially a way of understanding mechanisms and consequences of these diseases. When extended to encompass health care disparities, understanding why certain populations are unusually prone to specific conditions, there is certainly some potential for gaining new and valuable insights, but these studies are likely to be unusually prone to the effects of confounding influences and need to be designed, executed and interpreted with extra care.
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