| Literature DB >> 23131117 |
Mark N Cruickshank1, James Pitt2, Jeffrey M Craig3.
Abstract
Epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) can be used to investigate links between early life environment, epigenetics and disease. However, such studies raise the question of which came first: the mark or the malady? A recent study has demonstrated that EWAS can be performed on neonatal 'Guthrie' heel-prick blood spots. As Guthrie cards are collected from all newborn infants and stored indefinitely in many countries, they represent an important timepoint to compare with later disease-associated epigenetic marks.Entities:
Keywords: DNA; Guthrie cards; biomarkers; epigenetics; newborn screening
Year: 2012 PMID: 23131117 PMCID: PMC3580452 DOI: 10.1186/gm384
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genome Med ISSN: 1756-994X Impact factor: 11.117