The epigenome as a biological candidate to incorporate the social environment over the life course and generations

Epigenomics. 2023 Jan;15(1):5-10. doi: 10.2217/epi-2022-0457. Epub 2023 Mar 14.

Authors

Raphaële Castagné¹, Sandrine Ménard², Cyrille Delpierre¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Epidemiology & Research in POPulation Health (CERPOP), UMR 1295, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, INSERM, 31000, Toulouse, France.
² IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRAE, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, 31024, France.

PMID: 36916280
DOI: 10.2217/epi-2022-0457

No abstract available

Keywords: environmental exposures; epigenetics; life course epidemiology; social inequalities in health; transgenerational inheritance.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

DNA Methylation
Environment
Epigenesis, Genetic
Epigenome*
Gene-Environment Interaction
Humans
Inheritance Patterns
Life Change Events*
Social Environment