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Longitudinal genome-wide DNA methylation analysis uncovers persistent early-life DNA methylation changes

Mario F. FragaAgustín F. FernándezRaúl F. PérezRaúl F. PérezEmpar LurbePablo SantamarinaPablo SantamarinaPau RedonJuan Ramón TejedorJulio AlvarezRocío G. Urdinguio

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Male0301 basic medicineAgingADNlcsh:MedicineGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHumansLongitudinal StudiesEpigeneticsChildEnhancerGeneticsDNA methylationbiologyGenome HumanResearchlcsh:RInfant NewbornReproducibility of ResultsGeneral MedicineMethylationEpigenomeNewbornChromatinChromatin030104 developmental biologyHistoneCpG siteChild Preschool030220 oncology & carcinogenesisDNA methylationLongitudinalbiology.proteinCpG IslandsFemaleEpigeneticsHistone modification

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[Background] Early life is a period of drastic epigenetic remodeling in which the epigenome is especially sensitive to extrinsic and intrinsic influence. However, the epigenome-wide dynamics of the DNA methylation changes that occur during this period have not been sufficiently characterized in longitudinal studies.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-018-1751-9