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Birth weight associations with DNA methylation differences in an adult population.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Epigenetic fingerprints link early-onset colon and rectal cancer to pesticide exposure.Nature medicine · 2026Article
- Epigenetics of Childhood Obesity.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2026Review
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- Androgen receptor gene polymorphism and biological age markers in men.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The long-term associations of perinatal obesogenic environment with offspring biological aging.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Epigenetic signature of very low birth weight in young adult life.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Birth weight discordance, gene expression, and DNA methylation: A scoping review of epigenetic twin studies.PloS one · 2025Article
- The effect of low birth weight as an intrauterine exposure on the early onset of sarcopenia through possible molecular pathways.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Review
- Epigenetic studies in children at risk of stunting and their parents in India, Indonesia and Senegal: a UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- The impact of DNA methylation as a factor of Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes (APBOs): a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Robust evidence supports a causal link between higher birthweight and longer telomere length: a mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
- Birth size and the serum level of biological age markers in men.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Phenome-wide analyses identify an association between the parent-of-origin effects dependent methylome and the rate of aging in humans.Genome biology · 2023Article
- Low birthweight is associated with epigenetic age acceleration in the first 3 years of life.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2023Article
- Epigenetic clocks and female fertility timeline: A new approach to an old issue?Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Birth weight and maternal energy status during pregnancy as predictors of epigenetic age acceleration in young adults from metropolitan Cebu, Philippines.Epigenetics · 2022Article
- Methylome-wide association study of early life stressors and adult mental health.Human molecular genetics · 2022Article
- Blood-based epigenome-wide analyses of cognitive abilities.Genome biology · 2022Article
- Creating and Validating a DNA Methylation-Based Proxy for Interleukin-6.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021Article
- Structural brain correlates of serum and epigenetic markers of inflammation in major depressive disorder.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2021Article
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Abstract
The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) theory predicts that prenatal and early life events shape adult health outcomes. Birth weight is a useful indicator of the foetal experience and has been associated with multiple adult health outcomes. DNA methylation (DNAm) is one plausible mechanism behind the relationship of birth weight to adult health. Through data linkage between Generation Scotland and historic Scottish birth cohorts, and birth records held through the NHS Information and Statistics Division, a sample of 1,757 individuals with available birth weight and DNAm data was derived. Epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) were performed in two independently generated DNAm subgroups (n
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