Prolonged Exposure to Particulate Pollution, Genes Associated with Glutathione Pathways, and DNA Methylation in a Cohort of Older Men | Zendy

Jaime Madrigano | Zendy; Andrea Baccarelli | Zendy; Murray A. Mittleman | Zendy; Robert O. Wright | Zendy; David Sparrow | Zendy; Pantel Vokonas | Zendy; Letizia Tarantini | Zendy; Joel Schwartz | Zendy

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Prolonged Exposure to Particulate Pollution, Genes Associated with Glutathione Pathways, and DNA Methylation in a Cohort of Older Men

Author(s) -

Jaime Madrigano,

Andrea Baccarelli,

Murray A. Mittleman,

Robert O. Wright,

David Sparrow,

Pantel Vokonas,

Letizia Tarantini,

Joel Schwartz

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002773

Subject(s) - dna methylation , methylation , alu element , biology , dna damage , genotype , gstp1 , genetics , dna , gene , gene expression , human genome , genome

DNA methylation is a potential pathway linking environmental exposures to disease. Exposure to particulate air pollution has been associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and lower blood DNA methylation has been found in processes related to cardiovascular morbidity.

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